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Mother Big River

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[Intro]
D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D
[Verse 1]
She has Gmaj7followed you Dfrom
Where Gmaj7dark water Dand fortune runsGmaj7  
DWhen your sails Gmaj7come back together
DShe will follow Gmaj7you wherever you DgoGmaj7  D  
[Pre-Chorus]
FBut still, rivers Grun
And running Fwater runs so Gslow
Had a Fpicture of my Gmother
But even Fmother doesn't GknowGadd9  
[Chorus]
DWhere big rivers Gmaj7flow
DAnd someday I'd like Gmaj7to knoDwG6  Gmaj7  D  Gmaj7  D  
[Verse 2]
He Gmaj7has followed you Ddown
'Neath staGmaj7rlight Din bitter towns
Hard weeds Gmaj7cling to roads that
DYou ride on Gmaj7your way back DhomeGmaj7  D  
[Pre-Chorus]
FBut still, rivers Grun
And running Fwater runs so Gslow
Had a Fpicture of my Gfather
But even Ffather doesn't GknowGadd9  
[Chorus]
DWhere big rivers Gmaj7flow
DAnd someday I'd like Gmaj7to knoDwGmaj7  D  Gmaj7  D  

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Mother Big River

by Jessica Pratt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Gadd9

[Intro]

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7 D

She has followed you from

Gmaj7 D Gmaj7

Where dark water and fortune runs

D Gmaj7

When your sails come back together

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

She will follow you wherever you go

[Pre-Chorus]

F G

But still, rivers run

F G

And running water runs so slow

F G

Had a picture of my mother

F G Gadd9

But even mother doesn't know

[Chorus]

D Gmaj7

Where big rivers flow

D Gmaj7 D G6 Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

And someday I'd like to know

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7 D

He has followed you down

Gmaj7 D

'Neath starlight in bitter towns

Gmaj7

Hard weeds cling to roads that

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

You ride on your way back home

[Pre-Chorus]

F G

But still, rivers run

F G

And running water runs so slow

F G

Had a picture of my father

F G Gadd9

But even father doesn't know

[Chorus]

D Gmaj7

Where big rivers flow

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D

And someday I'd like to know

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