This River Runs Red

This River Runs Red easy guitar chords by Ray Wylie Hubbard

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    My 
    mama 
    run 
    off 
    with 

    Bible 
    salesman 

    My 
    daddy 
    didn't 
    come 
    back 
    from 
    the 

    Korean 

    War 

    My 
    momma's 
    momma 

    took 
    me 
    in 
    to 
    save 
    me 

    from 
    sin 

    The 
    kind 
    she 
    says 
    sweet 

    Jesus 
    died 
    for 

    Now 
    one 
    day 
    she said 

    we're 
    going 
    down 
    to 

    Chi 
    -Meshe 

    River 

    We 
    got 
    loaded 
    up 
    in 
    her old 

    Pontiac 

    For 
    the 
    next 
    sunrise 
    they're 

    gonna get 
    you 

    And 
    by 
    the way, 

    your mama 
    ain't 
    comin' 
    back 

    Now 
    when 
    we 
    got 
    down 
    to the 
    river, 

    man, 
    it's 
    in water 

    It's 
    like 
    ghost 
    in 
    a suit 
    of 
    clothes, 

    old 
    and 
    gray 

    There 
    was 
    people 
    standin' 
    round, 

    yeah, 
    okay, 
    it's 
    glory 
    bound 

    And 
    he 
    raised 
    up 
    his head 

    and he began 
    to pray 

    Said 
    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the dead 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 

    bones 
    from 
    the cold, 
    mud 

    Let 
    me 
    tell 
    you, 

    he said 
    about 
    revelations 

    Shards 
    of 
    fire 
    and a 
    promised 
    land 

    Being 
    washed 
    in the 
    blood 
    of the 

    Lamb 

    Or 
    else 
    you'll 
    be 

    God 
    damned 

    Re
    pent 
    for 
    the 
    kingdom 
    is 
    at 
    hand 

    Then 
    the 
    people 
    start 

    shouting 
    hallelujah 

    Come 
    on, 
    come on 
    sweet 
    heavenly 
    host 

    And 
    old 
    women 
    begin 
    to cry 

    Throwing 
    their hands 
    up 
    in 
    the sky 

    It 
    was the 
    four 
    -tailed 
    rapture 
    of the 

    Holy 

    Ghost 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood 

    They're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead, 

    they're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 
    bones 
    from 
    the cold, 

    cold wood 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    again, 

    we're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    again 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 

    bones 
    from 
    the cold, 
    wood 

    Now 
    got 
    baptized 
    that 

    Sunday 
    mornin' 
    guess 
    it didn't 

    take 
    cause 
    I looked 
    back 

    So 
    when 
    turned 
    15 
    just 

    seemed 
    to get 
    mean 

    And 
    I stole 
    my 
    momma's 
    momma's 

    Pon
    tiac 

    took 
    me 
    a little 
    drive 
    up 

    the 
    south 
    side 
    of 

    Tulsa 

    satisfied 
    and moved 
    in 
    with 
    a woman, 

    sweet 

    Lorraine 

    Talkin' 
    tough 
    and breakin' 
    rules, 

    bein' 
    hip, 
    slick 
    and 
    cool 

    And by 
    22 
    was doin' 
    co
    caine 

    My 
    luck 
    run 
    out 
    one 
    night 
    in 

    Knoxville 

    Not 
    less 
    than 
    ten 
    is 
    what 
    the 
    judge 
    said 

    Now 
    it happens 
    every 
    night 

    when 
    they 
    turn 
    out 
    the 
    lights 

    can't 
    stop 
    the 
    voices 
    in 
    my head 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead, 

    we're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 

    bones 
    from 
    a broken 
    hood 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead, 

    we're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 

    foes 
    from 
    the cold, 
    mud 

    This 
    river 
    of 
    dread, 
    this 
    river 
    of 
    dread 

    This 
    river 
    of 
    dread 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the dead, 

    we're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    We're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 

    foes 
    from 
    the cold, 
    mud 

    This 
    river 
    was 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    was 
    red, 

    this 
    river 
    was 
    red 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood. 

    They're gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead, 

    they're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead, 

    they're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 
    folks 
    from 
    the cold, 

    cold, 
    cold 
    blood. 

    This 
    river 
    was 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    was 
    red, 

    this 
    river 
    was 
    red 
    like 

    Jesus' 
    blood. 

    They're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead, 

    they're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    They're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 
    old 

    folks 
    from 
    the cold 
    cold 
    mud 

    This 
    river 
    runs 
    red, 
    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red, 

    this 
    river 
    runs 
    red 

    Like 

    Jesus' 
    blood, 

    Jesus' 
    blood 

    They're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead, 

    they're gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    They're 
    gonna 
    raise 
    up 
    these 

    old folks 
    from 
    cold 
    cold 
    mud 

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