Red River chords by Guy Clark

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
|(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(D MajorD) |(D MajorD) |(B minorBm)(A augmentedA)|(D MajorD) |(D MajorD) - - -

Verse:
   D MajorD            G+G    A augmentedA
From Palo Duro Canyon outside Amarillo Texas
  D MajorD              G+G     A augmentedA
The prairie dog town fork of the Red River flows
D MajorD                 G+G       A augmentedA
Headed cross the plains along the coast of Okla- homa
    D MajorD             G+G    A augmentedA   D MajorD
To the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mexi- co

  D MajorD               G+G     A augmentedA
My great grand daddy came to that Red river line
  D MajorD               G+G     A augmentedA
And camped on the north side, un- til it was time
  D MajorD            G+G     D MajorD
To cross or to stay, to be sooner or not
    D MajorD                G+G    A augmentedA    D MajorD
Well he headed south to San Antone, they said he liked it hot

Chorus:
  G+G    D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD
Red River I know you, I know you of old
     D MajorD   D/C# B minorBm   A augmentedA  G+G       A augmentedA
You have filled up my pockets with quicksand and gold
D MajorD  G+G      D MajorD   G+G        D MajorD
Su- sanna oh Su- sanna when it comes my time
     D MajorD  D/C# B minorBm  A augmentedA    G+G  A augmentedA   D MajorD
Won't you bur- y me south of that Red river line

Solo:
|(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(D MajorD)(D/C#)|(B minorBm)(A augmentedA)|(G+G) |(A augmentedA) |
|(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(D MajorD)(D/C#)|(B minorBm)(A augmentedA)|(G+G)(A augmentedA)|(D MajorD) |(D MajorD)

  D MajorD                G+G     D MajorD
Now here's to Charlie Goodnight and Mr Loving too
  D MajorD              G+G       A augmentedA
And here's to Coronado, the Co- manche and the blues
D MajorD                 G+G     D MajorD
Here's to the bootleggers and the oil field crews
D MajorD                G+G  A augmentedA   D MajorD
Here's to the one and all of us Red river fools

Chorus:
  G+G    D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD
Red River I know you, I know you of old
     D MajorD   D/C# B minorBm   A augmentedA  G+G       A augmentedA
You have filled up my pockets with quicksand and gold
D MajorD  G+G      D MajorD   G+G        D MajorD
Su- sanna oh Su- sanna when it comes my time
     D MajorD  D/C# B minorBm  A augmentedA    G+G  A augmentedA   D MajorD
Won't you bur- y me south of that Red river line

D MajorD  G+G      D MajorD   G+G        D MajorD
Su- sanna oh Su- sanna when it comes my time
    D MajorD  D/C# B minorBm  A augmentedA    G+G  A augmentedA   D MajorD
Please bur- y me south of that Red river line

Outro:
|(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(G+G) |(D MajorD) |(D MajorD)(D/C#)|(B minorBm)(A augmentedA)|(G+G)(A augmentedA)|(D MajorD)