Run Red Run chords by Chubby Checker and The Coasters

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D
G
Gm
E
A
Dm
Ab
F#
C#
Gdim

Verse 1
D 
Oh, Red went and bought
himself a monkey
G 
Got him from a pawn shop
Gm 
G 
Gm 
broker
G 
D 
E 
A 
He taught that monkey
D 
how to guzzle beer
And he taught him out to play stud poker
Dm 
D 
Last night when they were gambling
Dm 
D 
in the kitchen
G 
The monkey he was
taking a beating
A 
The monkey said Red,
G 
"I'm going to shoot you dead
D 
Because I know that well,
you been a cheating"

Verse 2
D 
Well, run, Red, run,
because he's got your gun
Dm 
D 
And he's aiming it at your head
G 
Gm 
(boogedy-boogedy-boogedy)
Run Red run, because he's got your gun
D 
Dm 
D 
And he's aiming it at your
head (boogedy)
Ab 
You better get up and wail
G 
You better move your tail before
D 
F# 
he fills it full of lead

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Verse 3
F# 
D 
Oh, Red jumped up and started
G 
to move like a P80-Saber Jet
D 
E 
A 
E 
He zoomed around the corner
D 
G 
, and he disappeared
D 
And everybody started to stare
The race was on,
C# 
you know the chase was on
G 
And Red he sure could run
A 
But, let me tell you sport,
G 
don't sell that monkey short
D 
'Cause he's a traveling son-of-a-gun

Verse 4
D 
Well, Well, Well, Well, run, Red, run,
because he's got your gun
G 
And he's aiming it at your head
Gdim 
(boogedy-boogedy-boogedy)
G 
Run Red run, because he's got your gun
D 
And he's aiming it at your
head (boogedy)
G 
Ab 
You better get up and wail
G 
Gm 
G 
F# 
You better move your tail before he fills it
D 
full of lead

Interlude 1

Verse 5
D 
Monkey trapped Red in a parking a lot
G 
Down along the avenue
E 
The monkey said, "Red,
G 
you've made a  man out of me
D 
Now I'm going to make a
G 
D 
monkey out of you
Dm 
Give me your car keys,
C# 
D 
Dm 
D 
give me your wallet
G 
Give 'em to me, or I'll shoot
A 
I'm gonna to put on your
G 
brand new Stetson hat
D 
And go to town in your new brown suit"

Verse 6
D 
Well, run, Red, run,
because he's got your gun
C# 
D 
F# 
G 
And he's aiming it at your head
F# 
G 
(boogedy-boogedy-boogedy)
Run, Red run, because he's got your gun
D 
C# 
And he's aiming it at  your
D 
head (boogedy)
Ab 
You better get up and wail
G 
You better move your tail before
D 
he fills it full of lead