Chords for "Brazos River Song"
Tempo:
131 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
We crawled the wide peckles, we forded new wesses,
We swum the Guadalupe, [A] we followed [G]
the brothers.
[D] Red river runs rusty, the Wichita clear,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I caught [D] it, my dear.
La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A]
[F#m] [G] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] your hand,
[F#m] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land.
The fair Angelina runs glossy and gliding,
The crooked Colorado runs weaving [G] and whiting,
[D] And the slow Santo Neal caught in the plains,
But I never [G] will walk [A] by the brothers [D]
again.
Sing la la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat [F#m] [G]
[A] [D]
on,
My [F#] [G] brother's river, sweet [D]
[A] heart, has left me and [D] gone.
[G]
[D] [F#m]
[A] [D]
She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me a dandy,
She's a Trinity's muddy, [G]
[A] the brother's quick sandy.
[D] She kissed me, she hugged me, [G] she called [D] me a rogue,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] she left me [D] alone.
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] La la [Bm] la li [D] li, give me [A] your hand,
The [F#m] [G] Trinity's muddy [D] [A] and the water's [D] quick sand.
Oh, the girls of Little River are plump and they're pretty,
The Sabian [G] and the [D] Sulfurs [A] are many a beauty.
On [D] the banks of Nacogdoches are a girl by the score,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I'll wander [D] no more.
La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A]
[F#m] [G] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] [A] your hand,
[D] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land.
La la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat
[F#m] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
on,
[F#m] My brother's [G] river, sweet heart, [A] has left me [D] and gone.
We crawled the wide peckles, we forded new wesses,
We swum the Guadalupe, [A] we followed [G]
the brothers.
[D] Red river runs rusty, the Wichita clear,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I caught [D] it, my dear.
La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A]
[F#m] [G] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] your hand,
[F#m] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land.
The fair Angelina runs glossy and gliding,
The crooked Colorado runs weaving [G] and whiting,
[D] And the slow Santo Neal caught in the plains,
But I never [G] will walk [A] by the brothers [D]
again.
Sing la la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat [F#m] [G]
[A] [D]
on,
My [F#] [G] brother's river, sweet [D]
[A] heart, has left me and [D] gone.
[G]
[D] [F#m]
[A] [D]
She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me a dandy,
She's a Trinity's muddy, [G]
[A] the brother's quick sandy.
[D] She kissed me, she hugged me, [G] she called [D] me a rogue,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] she left me [D] alone.
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] La la [Bm] la li [D] li, give me [A] your hand,
The [F#m] [G] Trinity's muddy [D] [A] and the water's [D] quick sand.
Oh, the girls of Little River are plump and they're pretty,
The Sabian [G] and the [D] Sulfurs [A] are many a beauty.
On [D] the banks of Nacogdoches are a girl by the score,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I'll wander [D] no more.
La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A]
[F#m] [G] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] [A] your hand,
[D] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land.
La la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat
[F#m] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
on,
[F#m] My brother's [G] river, sweet heart, [A] has left me [D] and gone.
Key:
D
G
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F#m
F#
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A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We crawled the wide _ peckles, we forded new wesses,
We swum the Guadalupe, [A] we followed [G]
the brothers.
[D] Red river runs rusty, the Wichita clear,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I caught [D] it, my dear.
La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ your hand,
[F#m] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land. _ _ _
The fair _ Angelina runs glossy and gliding,
The crooked _ Colorado runs weaving [G] and whiting,
[D] And the slow Santo Neal _ caught in the plains,
But I never [G] will walk [A] by the brothers _ [D]
again.
_ _ _ Sing la la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
on,
My [F#] _ [G] brother's river, sweet [D]
[A] heart, has left me and [D] gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me a dandy,
She's a _ Trinity's muddy, [G]
[A] the brother's quick sandy.
[D] She kissed me, she hugged me, [G] she called [D] me a rogue,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] she left me [D] alone. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ La la [Bm] la li [D] li, give me [A] your hand,
The [F#m] _ _ [G] Trinity's muddy [D] [A] and the water's [D] quick sand. _
_ _ _ _ Oh, the girls of Little River are plump and they're pretty,
The Sabian [G] and the [D] Sulfurs [A] are many a beauty.
On [D] the banks of _ Nacogdoches are a girl by the score,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I'll wander [D] no more.
_ La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] your hand,
[D] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land.
La la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
on,
[F#m] My brother's [G] river, sweet heart, [A] has left me [D] and gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We crawled the wide _ peckles, we forded new wesses,
We swum the Guadalupe, [A] we followed [G]
the brothers.
[D] Red river runs rusty, the Wichita clear,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I caught [D] it, my dear.
La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ your hand,
[F#m] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land. _ _ _
The fair _ Angelina runs glossy and gliding,
The crooked _ Colorado runs weaving [G] and whiting,
[D] And the slow Santo Neal _ caught in the plains,
But I never [G] will walk [A] by the brothers _ [D]
again.
_ _ _ Sing la la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
on,
My [F#] _ [G] brother's river, sweet [D]
[A] heart, has left me and [D] gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ She kissed me, she hugged me, she called me a dandy,
She's a _ Trinity's muddy, [G]
[A] the brother's quick sandy.
[D] She kissed me, she hugged me, [G] she called [D] me a rogue,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] she left me [D] alone. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ La la [Bm] la li [D] li, give me [A] your hand,
The [F#m] _ _ [G] Trinity's muddy [D] [A] and the water's [D] quick sand. _
_ _ _ _ Oh, the girls of Little River are plump and they're pretty,
The Sabian [G] and the [D] Sulfurs [A] are many a beauty.
On [D] the banks of _ Nacogdoches are a girl by the score,
But down [G] by the brothers [A] I'll wander [D] no more.
_ La la [G] la li [D] li, give me [A] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] your hand,
[D] There's many [G] a river [A] that waters [D] the land.
La la [G] la li [D] li, pull the [A] boat _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
on,
[F#m] My brother's [G] river, sweet heart, [A] has left me [D] and gone. _ _