Tabs
River Runs Red
by Midnight Oil
e----------0------- -------3--------|
B--------0---0----- -------0--------|
G------2-------2--- 3 times -------2--------|
D----1-----------1- -------1--------|
A--2--------------- -------2--------|
E------------------ ----------------|
Intro and Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------0-------|
BB|---------------------1-----------------------3---------0---0-----|
G+G|-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2-----2-------2---|
D MajorD|---2---2---2---2-3---------2---2-----0---0---------1-----------1-|
A augmentedA|---------0---------------3---------2---2---------2---------------|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------|
The solos in the Intro:
D MajorD|-3--2--0--3--020-3--0------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------020----0--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------3------2----|
D MajorD|---/4--5--4/2/0------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------/4--5--4/2/0----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------2--2-0----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------3-2-0----------------|
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------------|
and these four chords strummed fast:
E minorEm 
FF G+G 
B7B7 E minorEm
e|--7---8---10---7--------0-|
BB|--8---10--12---7--------0-|
G+G|--9---10--12---8--------0-|
D MajorD|--9---10--12---7--------2-|
A augmentedA|--7---8---10---9--------2-|
E MajorE|--0---8---10---7--------0-|
Verse:
E minorEm A augmentedA FF 
C majorC
So you cut all the tall trees down
G+G D MajorD B7B7
You poisoned the sky and the sea
E minorEm A augmentedA FF C majorC
You've taken what's good from the ground
G+G D MajorD B7B7
But you left precious little for me
E minorEm A augmentedA FF C majorC
You remember the flood and the fall
G+G D MajorD B7B7
We remember the light on the hill
E minorEm A augmentedA FF C majorC
There should be enough for us all
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
But the dollar is driving us still
Chorus:
A minorAm
The river runs red, black rain falls
G+G
Dust in my hand
FF G+G
River runs red, black rain falls
D MajorD
On my bleeding land
E minorEm A augmentedA FF C majorC
So we came and conquered and found
G+G D MajorD B7B7
Riches of commons and kings
E minorEm A augmentedA FF C majorC
Who strangled and wrestled the ground
G+G D MajorD B7B7
But they never put back anything
E minorEm A augmentedA FF C majorC
Now I'm trapped like a dog in a cage
G+G D MajorD B7B7
Whereever the truth is pursued
E minorEm A augmentedA FF C majorC
It must be the curse of the age
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
What's taken is never renewed
The last Chorus goes:
A minorAm
The river runs red, black rain falls
G+G
Dust in my hand
FF G+G
River runs red, black rain falls
FF C majorC G+G D MajorD
On my bleeding land
FF C majorC G+G D MajorD FF C majorC G+G D MajorD FF C majorC G+G D MajorD FF C majorC G+G D MajorD
land.... land land.... land
Original Tableture by Kai.
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Additions/Corrections by Jonathan Hart
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Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 14:14:43 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: midnight_oil.tab
date: 25/11/97
transcriber: stephan jaensch
e-mail: [email protected]
artist: midnight oil
song: river runs red
album: blue sky mining
author: rob hirst / jim moginie
h: hammer-on
p: pull-off
s: slide
b: bend
r: release
INTRO I
E---------0---------------0---------------0-------3-|
B-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----0-|
G-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2-|
D---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1-1-|
A-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-|
E---------------------------------------------------|
INTRO II/VERSE (originally by piano)
E--------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------1-----------------------3----|
G-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2--|
D---2---2---2---2-----------2---2-----0---0--------|
A---------0---------------3---------2---2----------|
E-0---------------1---------------3----------------|
(skip before chorus)
E---------0--------|
B-------0---0------|
G-----2-------2----|
D---1-----------1--|
A-2----------------|
E------------------|
play before chorus: G+G D MajorD
CHORUS
A minorAm G+G FF G+G D MajorD
return to verse, chorus(2x), skip D MajorD second time and play:
PART II
E-----0-------0---------------2---|
B---1---1---0---0-----3-----0---0-|
G-------------------4---4---------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E-1-------0-------3-------2-------|
return to chorus, part II, ending on a G+G chord
RHYTHM FILL (...the age what's taken...)
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-2h3-2-0---3p2p0---0-------------|
A---------3-------3---2p0---0-----|
E-------------------------3---2s0-|
INTRO SOLO (light distortion)
E---------------------------------------------0-----------------|
B-------------------------------------------0---0---------------|
G-----2-2---------------------------------2-------2-------------|
D-0h2-3-2-0---3p2p0---0-----------------1-----------1-3s4-5-4s2-|
A-----------3-------3---2p0---0-----0-2-------------------------|
E---------------------------3---2s0-----------------------------|
E---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-6s7-------------7-7-7-7-5-4---|
B---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----10-8-8s10-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-|
G-------------------0-------------------------------------------|
D-0-------------2s3---------------------------------------------|
A---3s4-5-4s2-0-------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----0-----------------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|
B-5-4-0-0---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-----0---0-------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-----2-----2-3-2-0-2---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|
B-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-|
G-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------12-12-12-12-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0-2b3r2-0---------------------------------------------------|
E-----------3-2-0-0-------------------------------------------|
E-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0-|
G-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
D----------------------------------------------------------0-|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
so you cut all the tall trees down
you poisoned the sky and the sea
you've taken what's good from the ground
but you left precious little for me
you remember the flood and the fall
we remember the light on the hill
there should be enough for us all
but the dollar is driving us still
river runs red black rain falls dust in my hand
river runs red black rain falls on my bleedin land
so we came and conquered and found
riches of commons and kings
who strangled and wrestled the ground
but they never put back anything
now i'm trapped like a dog in a cage
wherever the truth is pursued
it must be the curse of the age
what's taken is never renewed
river runs red...
so this is how i could work it out. if any one has any
corrections, additions or whatever please add it to my tab or
send it to me.
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