Chords for Johnny Cash - Please Don't Play Red River Valley

Tempo:
73.75 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Please Don't Play Red River Valley chords
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[Bb]
[F] [Bb] Hey, come on.
Well I see you've got yourself a brand new harmonica
Mail ordered from the [F] Spiegel catalog
Boy, [Bb] I hope you can learn to play it like [Eb] Lonnie Glossom
And while you're at [Bb] it you ought to learn the verse or two [Eb] of
Red River [Bb] Valley, oh my darling Clementiner [Bb] salty dog
Oh, but [Eb] please don't play Red River Valley
How about Polly Wolly [F] Doodle all day in C
[Bb] You know the only song I ever learned to play on my $2.98 harmonica
That I got from Wayne Rainey in Clint, Texas, C-L-I-N-T, Clint, Texas
[Eb] Was Red [Bb] River Valley
And she said farewell [F] to my French harp [Bb] and me
Oh, you go ahead and play it, Bill
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] Get her a [Bb]
[F] couple of new [Bb] summer trees
Well I see you're doing pretty good on your new [Bb] harmonica
But don't you think you ought to learn about one more [F] tune, you know
[Bb] See you hold it like you was gonna eat a [Eb] handful of popcorn
[Bb] And sometimes you suck in and sometimes you blow
But friend, [Eb] now please don't play Red [Bb] River Valley
How about Polly Wolly [F] Doodle all day in C
[Bb] Like I said, the only song I ever learned on my $2.98 harmonica
That I got from Clint, Texas, from Wayne Rainey in Clint, Texas
[Eb] Was Red [Bb] River Valley
Well, then she said farewell [F] to my French harp [Bb] and me
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Let's start jamming Johnny Cash - Please Dont Play Red River Valley chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 36 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 74. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Hey, come on. _ _
_ Well I see you've got yourself a brand new harmonica
_ _ Mail ordered from the [F] Spiegel catalog
_ Boy, [Bb] I hope you can learn to play it like [Eb] Lonnie Glossom
And while you're at [Bb] it you ought to learn the verse or two [Eb] of
Red River [Bb] Valley, oh my darling Clementiner [Bb] salty dog _
Oh, but [Eb] please don't play Red River Valley
How _ about Polly Wolly [F] Doodle all day in C
[Bb] You know the only song I ever learned to play on my $2.98 harmonica
That I got from Wayne Rainey in Clint, Texas, C-L-I-N-T, Clint, Texas
[Eb] Was Red [Bb] River Valley
And she said farewell [F] to my French harp [Bb] and me
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ you go ahead and play it, Bill _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] Get her a _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] couple of new [Bb] summer trees
_ Well I see you're doing pretty good on your new [Bb] harmonica
But don't you think you ought to learn about one more [F] tune, you know
_ _ [Bb] See you hold it like you was gonna eat a [Eb] handful of popcorn
_ [Bb] And sometimes you suck in and sometimes you blow
But friend, [Eb] now please don't play Red [Bb] River Valley
_ _ How about Polly Wolly [F] Doodle all day in C
[Bb] Like I said, the only song I ever learned on my $2.98 harmonica
That I got from Clint, Texas, from Wayne Rainey in Clint, Texas
[Eb] Was Red [Bb] River Valley
Well, then she said farewell [F] to my French harp [Bb] and me _

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This song was featured on the Everybody Loves A Nut album.

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