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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5Big River Johnny Cash [Intro] E G G E E G G E e|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| B|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| G|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-1--| D|--------------|-----2---0---0-|-2-------------|-----2---0---0--|-2--| A|---2-2-2p0----|-----2---2---2-|-2---2-2-2p0---|-----2---2---2--|-2--| E|-----------3--|-0-------3---3-|-0-----------3-|-0-------3---3--|-0--| [Verse 1] E E Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, E F# 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 E E I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota. E F# B7 And it tore me up ev'ry 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. [Instrumental] E G G E E G G E e|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----| B|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----| G|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-1--| D|--------------|-----2---0---0-|-2-------------|-----2---0---0--|-2--| A|---2-2-2p0----|-----2---2---2-|-2---2-2-2p0---|-----2---2---2--|-2--| E|-----------3--|-0-------3---3-|-0-----------3-|-0-------3---3--|-0--| A A A E G G E e|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| B|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| G|--------------|-----2-------2-|---------------|----------------|-1--| D|---2-2-2p0----|-----2-------2-|---------------|-----2---0---0--|-2--| A|-----------2--|-0-------0-----|-0---2-2-2p0---|-----2---2---2--|-2--| E|--------------|---------------|-------------3-|-0-------3---3--|-0--| B7 B7 B7 E G G E e|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| B|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| G|--------------|-----2-------2-|---------------|----------------|-1--| D|--------------|-----1-------1-|---------------|-----2---0---0--|-2--| A|---2-2-2p0-1--|-2-------------|-2---2-2-2p0---|-----2---2---2--|-2--| E|--------------|---------2-----|-------------3-|-0-------3---3--|-0--| [Verse 3] E E E E Then you took me to St. Louis later on (down the river). E F# 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 bluff. E B7 E She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone. [Verse 4] E E E E Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on. E F# B7 Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans. E 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. [Instrumental] E G G E E G G E e|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----| B|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----| G|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-1--| D|--------------|-----2---0---0-|-2-------------|-----2---0---0--|-2--| A|---2-2-2p0----|-----2---2---2-|-2---2-2-2p0---|-----2---2---2--|-2--| E|-----------3--|-0-------3---3-|-0-----------3-|-0-------3---3--|-0--| 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 A A A E G G E e|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| B|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| G|--------------|-----2-------2-|---------------|----------------|-1--| D|---2-2-2p0----|-----2-------2-|---------------|-----2---0---0--|-2--| A|-----------2--|-0-------0-----|-0---2-2-2p0---|-----2---2---2--|-2--| E|--------------|---------------|-------------3-|-0-------3---3--|-0--| 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 B7 B7 B7 E G G E e|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| B|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-0--| G|--------------|-----2-------2-|---------------|----------------|-1--| D|--------------|-----1-------1-|---------------|-----2---0---0--|-2--| A|---2-2-2p0-1--|-2-------------|-2---2-2-2p0---|-----2---2---2--|-2--| E|--------------|---------2-----|-------------3-|-0-------3---3--|-0--| 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 [Verse 5] E E E Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry... E E F# B7 And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. E 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. [Outro] G G G E G G G E ************************************ | p Pull-off ************************************