Tonalidad: C major•
Verse 1
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I was born one night
when the rain was a -pouring
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The thunder was a -bumping
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and the wind was a -blowing
The river was a -bucking
and the boat was a -rocking
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C
And that's how my life began
My mammy was the queen
of a town on the river
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She took up with my daddy
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and they never did forgive her
My mammy tamed my daddy
and my daddy tamed the river
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And they called him a big river man
It takes a big man to tame a big river
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C
Takes a big man to tame a big river
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Takes a big man to tame a big river
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And I'm -a gonna be a
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big river man
I've sailed on the sea
and I've sailed on the ocean
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I've sailed on the river
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and I like the river motion
The girls on the river
cause my loving heart to quiver
And they tremble when I
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C
take them by the hand
A big river man
is like a bear after honey
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C
The girls on the river go crazy over money
My daddy had the money
and my daddy got the honey
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C
And they called him a big river man
It takes a big man to tame a big river
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C
It takes a big man to tame a big river
F
It takes a big man to tame a big river
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G
And I'm gonna be a big river
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man
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I've got me a girl,
she lives way up the river
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With an angel in her heart
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and a devil in her liver
She's got the sweetest kisses
and a water for my missus
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Oh boy, she's a beautiful sight
She sent me words,
she would be my sugar bowl
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If I would tame the river,
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our forever loving soul
Pull out the throttle
and a shovel in the coal
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We're going up the river tonight
It takes a big man to tame a big river
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Takes a big man to tame a big river
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Takes a big man to tame a big river
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And I'm -a gonna be a big river man
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Oh Lord, I'm -a gonna be a big river man
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