Tom: E
Introdução: Eb
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Way down on Mississippi, big river, came a
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mighty big man.
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He built a town on that river and owned
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everything in that land.
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He fell in love and married a girl, she was
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young and mean, and wild.
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He vowed he'd tame her but it couldn't been done,
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she was truly the Devil's own child.
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
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Well, the love you have for greed and power will
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surely pull you down.
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You lose your friends, you lose your soul, in the
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empire city, the big man's town.
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
#2.
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Look down in the water all around you, hear the
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steamboat whistle blow.
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Come on big man, get moving, you got a long way
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to go.
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Just like the big river, big man, you gotta move
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on and on.
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Take your money, keep your gold, you're gonna be
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left all alone.
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
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Well, the love you have for greed and power will
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surely pull you down.
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You lose your friends, you lose your soul, in the
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empire city, the big man's town.
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')
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Big man (keep on growing, growing.)
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Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')..(Fade.)