Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
A minorAm
A augmentedA set : of tail lights drove away into the night
G+G
Far away a coyote cries
A minorAm
.34 revolver reflected the moonlight
G+G
A minorAm
Pointed right between his eyes
Chorus:
G+G
A minorAm
And in the paper Monday morning it read
C majorC
G+G
A minorAm
That was the night the White River turned red
C majorC
G+G
That was the night that the White River turned red
A minorAm
A minorAm
Verse 2:
A minorAm
Twelve shades of black and blue 'called the memories of my youth
G+G
A minorAm
She tried to shield me from the pain
But on her cheek and in her vacant eyes I saw the proof
G+G
A minorAm
You were : the king, and oh your terror reigned
Verse 3:
A minorAm
Twenty-some-odd years has been more than enough
G+G
A minorAm
It's time to pay for what you've done
Lookin' at you now, you don't seem to be so tough
G+G
A minorAm
Starin' down the barrel of a gun
Chorus:
G+G
A minorAm
And in the paper Monday morning it read
C majorC
G+G
A minorAm
That was the night the White River turned red
C majorC
G+G
A minorAm
That was the night that the White River turned red
Verse 4:
A minorAm
The revenge I take might haunt me 'til the day that I am dead
G+G
A minorAm
But I pray this shot will quiet all her cries in my head
A minorAm
But either way, I stand here with smoke trailing off
G+G AM
Watching that river turn red
G+G
A minorAm
Oh, watching that river turn red
G+G
A minorAm
Oh, watching that river turn red
G+G
A minorAm
Oh, watching that river turn red
Intro:
A minorAm
You can beg forgiveness but I know you all too well
G+G
A minorAm
You acted like the devil so I'll send you straight to hell