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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5------------------------- BIG RIVER - JOHNNY CASH ------------------------- Tabbed by: F4R3W311 Date: Oct 2, 2011 Tuning: Standard (Capo on 1) [Intro] E A E B7 E e|----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-| B|----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-| G|----------1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-----------2-2-2-2-----------1-1-1-1-----------2-2-2-2-----------1-1-1-1-| D|----------2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-----------1-1-1-1-----------2-2-2-2-| A|2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-| E|------2-0-0-0-0-0-------2-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------2-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------2-0-0-0-0-0-| [Verse 1] E Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry E F#7 B7 And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky E A And the tears that I cried for that woman, are gonna flood you Big River E B7 E Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die [Verse 2] E I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota E F#7 B7 And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl E A Then I heard my dream was back downstream, cavortin' in Davenport E B7 E And I followed you, Big River, when you called [Break] E E E E A A E E B7 B7 E E [Verse 3] E Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river E F#7 B7 A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone E A I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block E B7 E She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone [Verse 4] E Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on E F#7 B7 Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans E A Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf E B7 E She loves you, Big River, more than me [Verse 5] E Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry E F#7 B7 And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky E A And the tears that I cried for that woman, are gonna flood you Big River E B7 E Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die