River Red Chords by Cole Phillips
- Key: Em
- BPM: 107
- Capo: no capo
- Last modified:
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RIVER RED CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Em C D Em C D Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C Just south of Atoka that red river runs D Em That yellow moon hanging in the sky C Them stars started falling when I looked into her eyes D Em C And that night we said forever and forever 'til we die ■ D Em Em7 Em C ■ ■ Days they faded into years and we lost track of time D Em I was hers and no doubt she was mine C I was working for her daddy on that OkieTexas line D Em G Working for a dollar sweating for a dime [Chorus] C G Ain’t love so sweet D Em When it's right oh when it's clean G C G ■ But that devil has a way D B7 Em And that muddy water washed it all away [Verse] C I saw the lies and silencе I could see it in her eyes D Em Shе’d never admit it but her heart was cutting ties C One night I had too much to drink and I found out what she did D Em I drug her down to that river and dropped her off that bridge [Chorus] C G Ain't love so sweet D Em When it's right oh when it's clean C G But that devil has a way D Bm Em And that muddy water washed her soul away [Solo] C D Em C D Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] C I still hear her voice at night just pounding in my head D Em I gave 'em one more reason to call that river red C G Ain't love so sweet D Em When it's right oh when it's clean C G But that devil has a way D B7 Em And that muddy water washed her soul away D Bm Em And that muddy water washed her soul away Bm D Bm Em Em7 Em And that muddy water washed her soul away ■ ■ ■ [Outro]