Chords for Big River - Lexington Lab Band
Tempo:
102.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[E] [A] [Em]
[Bm] [E]
I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed me clouds how to cover [F#m] up a clear blue sky.
[E] And your tears cried without a woman, [A] they're gonna flood you big river.
[G] I'm gonna [B] settle right here, [E] till I die.
I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up to hear her [F#] southern crawl, southern crawl.
I heard her screams back [A] downstream, before it didn't die that poor.
[E] I followed [B] her to the big river, [E] racing on.
[A] [E]
[B] [F#] [E]
Then they took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
I met her, she said she'd been here, [F#] but she's gone, [Bm] boy she's gone.
[E] I found a trail in Memphis, [A] where she done walked up the bluff.
[E] She chased a few wild [B] prowls, and went on [E] down the lawn.
[Bm] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
She found me down by that roots, river queen, rolling on.
She's taking my love on [D] down to New Orleans, [Bm] New Orleans.
[E] Oh, I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the Gulf.
[E] Yes, she loves [B] you big river [E] more than me.
[A] [E]
[F#] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [F#] [Bm]
[E] I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed the clouds how to cover [F#] up the clear blue [B] sky.
[E] And the tears and cries of that other woman, are [A] gonna flood you big river.
[E] I'm gonna sit [B] right here, until [E] I die.
[B] [Em] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [F#] [G]
[E]
[E] [A] [Em]
[Bm] [E]
I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed me clouds how to cover [F#m] up a clear blue sky.
[E] And your tears cried without a woman, [A] they're gonna flood you big river.
[G] I'm gonna [B] settle right here, [E] till I die.
I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up to hear her [F#] southern crawl, southern crawl.
I heard her screams back [A] downstream, before it didn't die that poor.
[E] I followed [B] her to the big river, [E] racing on.
[A] [E]
[B] [F#] [E]
Then they took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
I met her, she said she'd been here, [F#] but she's gone, [Bm] boy she's gone.
[E] I found a trail in Memphis, [A] where she done walked up the bluff.
[E] She chased a few wild [B] prowls, and went on [E] down the lawn.
[Bm] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
She found me down by that roots, river queen, rolling on.
She's taking my love on [D] down to New Orleans, [Bm] New Orleans.
[E] Oh, I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the Gulf.
[E] Yes, she loves [B] you big river [E] more than me.
[A] [E]
[F#] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [F#] [Bm]
[E] I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed the clouds how to cover [F#] up the clear blue [B] sky.
[E] And the tears and cries of that other woman, are [A] gonna flood you big river.
[E] I'm gonna sit [B] right here, until [E] I die.
[B] [Em] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [F#] [G]
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
Bm
F#
E
A
B
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed me clouds how to cover [F#m] up a clear blue sky.
[E] And your tears cried without a woman, [A] they're gonna flood you big river.
[G] I'm gonna [B] settle right here, [E] till I die. _
I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up to hear her [F#] southern crawl, southern crawl.
I heard her screams back [A] downstream, before it didn't die that poor.
[E] I followed [B] her to the big river, [E] racing on. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
Then they took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
I met her, she said she'd been here, [F#] but she's gone, [Bm] boy she's gone.
[E] I found a trail in Memphis, [A] where she done walked up the bluff.
[E] She chased a few wild [B] prowls, and went on [E] down the lawn. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
She found me down by that roots, river queen, rolling on.
She's taking my love on [D] down to New Orleans, [Bm] New Orleans.
[E] Oh, I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the Gulf.
[E] Yes, she loves [B] you big river [E] more than me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[E] I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed the clouds how to cover [F#] up the clear blue [B] sky.
[E] And the tears and cries of that other woman, are [A] gonna flood you big river.
[E] I'm gonna sit [B] right here, until [E] I die. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed me clouds how to cover [F#m] up a clear blue sky.
[E] And your tears cried without a woman, [A] they're gonna flood you big river.
[G] I'm gonna [B] settle right here, [E] till I die. _
I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up to hear her [F#] southern crawl, southern crawl.
I heard her screams back [A] downstream, before it didn't die that poor.
[E] I followed [B] her to the big river, [E] racing on. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
Then they took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
I met her, she said she'd been here, [F#] but she's gone, [Bm] boy she's gone.
[E] I found a trail in Memphis, [A] where she done walked up the bluff.
[E] She chased a few wild [B] prowls, and went on [E] down the lawn. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
She found me down by that roots, river queen, rolling on.
She's taking my love on [D] down to New Orleans, [Bm] New Orleans.
[E] Oh, I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the Gulf.
[E] Yes, she loves [B] you big river [E] more than me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[E] I've talked to Weepin Willow, I've cried, cried, cried.
She showed the clouds how to cover [F#] up the clear blue [B] sky.
[E] And the tears and cries of that other woman, are [A] gonna flood you big river.
[E] I'm gonna sit [B] right here, until [E] I die. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _