The Highwaymen fue un grupo de country formado por cuatro músicos bien conocidos por; entre otras cosas, su participación e influencia fundacional en el subgenero del outlaw country: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.
Formado en 1985, el grupo público un álbum ese mismo año titulado Highwayman, que siguió el éxito del de su single, "Highwayman" que llegó a número 1 de country; otro tema del disco se situó entre los Top 20, "Desperados Waiting for a Train".
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big River - The Highwaymen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Artist: The Highwaymen Album: Highwayman Year: 1985
E I taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry. B7 And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. EA And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river. EB7E And I'm gonna sit right here until I die.
E I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota. B7 And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl. EA And I heard my dream, Went back downstream, cavortin' in Davenport, EB7E And I followed you, big river, when she called.
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EA EB7E
E Oh, she took me to St. Louie later on, down the river. B7 Freighter said, "She's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone." EA And I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the club. EB7E Raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone.
E Well, I pulled into Natches next day down river, B7 But there wasn't much there to make the rounders stay very long. EA When I left it was rainin' so nobody saw me cry. EB7E Big river, why she doin' me this way?
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EA EB7E
E Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on. B7 Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans. EA Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf. EB7E She loves you, big river, more than me.
E I taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry. B7 And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. EA And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river. EB7E And I'm gonna sit right here until I die.