Red White and Black chords by
Jesca Hoop
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Key: B minor

Intro 1
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Take the old man

Verse 1
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
to the river's mercy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Wearing his father's coat
F F 
 
and woven pedigree
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Take his old friends from the gentry
C C 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
To the river, the river is thirsty
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Take his old girl to the
F F 
 
C C 
 
river's mercy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Wearing a heavy thread
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
heirloom tapestry
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Take his old girl with him, his family tree
C C 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
To the river, the river is thirsty

Verse 2

Take his old blood

His moon and sun

To the river

Verse 3
C C 
 
And the white rows,
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
like ribbons of Lisbon
C C 
 
And roll with the field like
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
a flag that is waving
And the black rows,
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
they sowed their own chain
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Get a dollar with a calico for
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
their newborn baby
C C 
 
F F 
 
And the bell sends a key to the lock
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
And a whistle in the wind that
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
carries the wings
C C 
 
F F 
 
And the guard dogs that catch the call
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Put the key to freedom in the
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
hand of Redeemers
C C 
 
Now the iron cloth that's
F F 
 
cut from the loom
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Bears a black and white stripe
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
of a cotton field rolling
C C 
 
And the dark minds  and flame
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
of Redeemers
C C 
 
Put them right back in the iron cloth
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
and the flag is waving

Verse 4

Take his old blood

His moon and sun

To the river, it's thirsty

Interlude 1

Take him by the

Verse 5
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
hand to the river
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Lead him by the hand in
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
to  the water
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Let the heavy thread drink up  the river
F F 
 
Let the heavy thread drag him
Am Am 
 
down to the bottom
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Take him by the hand to the river
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Lead him by the hand into the water
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Let the heavy thread drink up the river
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Let the heavy thread drag him
Am Am 
 
down to  the bottom
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Lead him by the hand to the river
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Lead him by the hand into the water
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Let the heavy thread drink
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
up  the river
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Let the heavy thread drag him down

Verse 6
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Take his old blood
C C 
 
His moon and sun
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
You can see
Take the old man
Am Am 
 
To the river, it's thirsty

Outro 1

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