Big River Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro A♯, A♯m, F (repeat)

Fwalking on Fsus4cobble stoneF, little bits of A♯skin and bone

Dmjumping on the Amtram car for a Gmride C Csus4

FI can reFsus4member then,F I was just a A♯boy of ten

Dmhanging out aAmlong the old quayGmside C Csus4

A♯now all the capFstans and the Dmcargo boats

and sA♯tevadores are gone

to where all the Fold ships go

but memGsus4ories jGust like the Csus4seas lCive oFn

that was when Fsus4coal was king,

Fthe river a lA♯iving thing

Dmand I was just Ama boy, but it was Gmmine,

Csus4the cCoaly tFyne A♯ C

this was a Fbig A♯river,

I waDmnt you all to Amknow that I was pGmroud C Csus4

this was a Fbig rA♯iver, but Dmthat was long Amago,

that's not Gmnow, Csus4 C that's not nFow

Fmy father was a wFsus4orking man,

Fhe earned our living wA♯ith his hands

Dmhe had to cross the Amriver every dGmay C Csus4

Fhe picked up a uFsus4nion cardF out of the A♯Neptune yard

Dmmouths to Amfeed and bills to Gmpay C Csus4

A♯then came a tFime for him to sDmail across the sea and farA♯ away

A♯finally whFen the war was won

Gsus4you Gbrought him Csus4home and Chome he stayedF

Fand when his Fsus4days were done, Funder a A♯golden sun

Dmyou carried him to wAmhere he longed to Gmbe,

Csus4Back tCo the seFa A♯ C

this was a Fbig rA♯iver,

I Dmwant you all to Amknow that I was pGmroud C Csus4

this was a Fbig rA♯iver, but Dmthat was long Amago,

that's not nGmow, Csus4 C that's not nFow

Repeat Intro

Fthe Neptune was the Fsus4last to go,

FI heard it on my rA♯adio

Dmand then they played the Amlatest number Gmone Csus4 C

Fbut what Fsus4do they do all day?

Fand what are they sA♯upposed to say?

Dmwhat does a Amfather tell his soGmn? Csus4 C

A♯if you you belFieved that there's a bDmond between our future and our pA♯ast

try to hold Fon to what we had,

Gsus4we Gbuild them Csus4strong, we bCuild to laFst

F'cause this is a Fsus4mighty town,F it's built upon A♯solid ground

Dmand everything they Amtried so hard to Gmkill,

Csus4we Cwill rebuiFld A♯ C

this was a Fbig A♯river

I Dmwant you all to Amknow that I was pGmroud Csus4 C

this was a Fbig rA♯iver, but Dmthat was long Amago,

that's not Gmnow Csus4 C

this is a Fbig rA♯iver,

and Dmin my heart I kAmnow it will rise agA♯ain

the rivCer will rise aFgain Fsus4 F

Dedicated to Jimmy Bradford (1914 - 1990)