Red River
Written & Recorded by Guy Clark
Album: Cold Dog Soup (1999)
(No Capo)
Intro.: |(G) |(D) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(D) |(Bm)(A)|(D) |(D) - - -
From (D)Palo Duro Canyon outside (G)Amarillo (A)Texas
The (D)prairie dog town fork of the (G)Red River (A)flows
(D)Headed cross the plains along the (G)coast of Okla-(A)homa
To the (D)Mississippi river and the (G)Gulf of (A)Mexi-(D)co
My (D)great grand daddy came to that (G)Red river (A)line
And (D)camped on the north side, un-(G)til it was (A)time
To (D)cross or to stay, to be (G)sooner or (D)not
Well he (D)headed south to San Antone, they (G)said he (A)liked it (D)hot
(Chorus)
Red (G)River I (D)know you, I (G)know you of (D)old
You have (D)filled (D/C#)up my (Bm)pockets (A) with (G)quicksand and (A)gold
(D)Su-(G)sanna oh Su-(D)sanna (G)when it comes my (D)time
Won't you (D)bur-(D/C#)y me (Bm)south (A)of that (G)Red (A)river (D)line
Solo: |(G) |(D) |(G) |(D) |(D)(D/C#)|(Bm)(A)|(G) |(A) |
|(G) |(D) |(G) |(D) |(D)(D/C#)|(Bm)(A)|(G)(A)|(D) |(D)
Now (D)here's to Charlie Goodnight and (G)Mr Loving (D)too
And (D)here's to Coronado, the Co-(G)manche and the (A)blues
(D)Here's to the bootleggers and the (G)oil field (D)crews
(D)Here's to the one and all of us (G)Red (A)river (D)fools
(Chorus)
Red (G)River I (D)know you, I (G)know you of (D)old
You have (D)filled (D/C#)up my (Bm)pockets (A) with (G)quicksand and (A)gold
(D)Su-(G)sanna oh Su-(D)sanna (G)when it comes my (D)time
Won't you (D)bur-(D/C#)y me (Bm)south (A)of that (G)Red (A)river (D)line
(D)Su-(G)sanna oh Su-(D)sanna (G)when it comes my (D)time
Please (D)bur-(D/C#)y me (Bm)south (A)of that (G)Red (A)river (D)line
Outro.: |(G) |(D) |(G) |(D) |(D)(D/C#)|(Bm)(A)|(G)(A)|(D) - - - - -
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