Red River Blues Chords by Sonny Terry, Brownie Mcghee

Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

G

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Red River Blues chords
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[C]
[G] [Bb]
[G]
[Fm]
[C] Which way, which way, [Bb] that blurry river runs, honey [F] from [C] my back [Gm] door to [G] the rising sun.
Let me tell [C] you, boy, [F] I hate to [C] see [Bb] that rising sun go down.
Make [F] me feel [C] just like [G] I'm on my last roll.
[C] Well, [G] that dog park, [C] poor Lord.
What'd he say, boy?
[Bb] Oh, send me six foot of clay.
Why?
That [F] blood [C] river rising [Bb]
[C] six feet [F] every day.
[G] Let me tell you, [F] brothers run [C] into the camp.
[Bb] Tell my brother Bill, well, the [C] woman that he's loving
[Gm] sure [C] gonna [F] get him killed.
[Bb] [F] What was her name, boy?
[C] [F] Cro-Jane.
[C] Cro-Jane.
Honey, [Bb] don't hold your head so high.
[F] You'll realize, [C] darling, [G] you're gonna lay down [F] and die.
Play me some blues then, boy.
[C]
[Bb]
[F]
[G] Do it one more [C] time.
[F] [C]
[Bb]
[Fm]
[F] [Bb] Let me play you a guitar [C] playing, boy.
[G]
[Bb]
[F] [G]
[F]
[C] Well, [F] I heard, heard [C] a mighty rumble.
[G] Sunny and thin [Bb] I looked around.
Well, that [C] northern and the southern,
[Bb] tell [Fm] that old geebo down.
Go on, boy, sing [C] me some blues.
If [F] you see [C] me coming, baby, [Bb] honey, oh, put your man out the door.
[G] Honey, I ain't no stranger, [Bb] oh, sunny man [F] here, big boy.
Let me tell you something, boy, I pray.
[C] Go ahead and tell me now.
If you [F] see, see me [C] coming, baby.
Yeah.
[G]
[Bb] Pass your window out.
If [Fm] you see me leave, little [Bb] girl, hang [Fm] your head out.
[F] [F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Fm
123111111
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Sonny Terry, Brownie Mcghee - (Album Version) Red River Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, F, C and F. Start with a comfortable 59 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 118. With F Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[C] Which _ way, which way, _ [Bb] that blurry _ river runs, honey [F] from [C] my back [Gm] door to [G] the rising sun.
_ Let me tell [C] you, boy, [F] I hate to [C] see _ [Bb] that rising sun go down.
Make [F] me feel [C] just like [G] I'm on my last roll. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Well, [G] that dog park, [C] poor Lord.
What'd he say, boy?
[Bb] Oh, send me six foot of clay.
Why?
That [F] blood [C] river rising [Bb] _
[C] six feet [F] every day.
_ [G] _ Let me tell you, [F] brothers run _ [C] into the camp.
_ [Bb] _ Tell my brother Bill, _ well, the [C] woman that he's loving
[Gm] sure [C] gonna [F] get him killed.
_ [Bb] _ [F] What was her name, boy?
[C] _ [F] Cro-Jane.
_ [C] Cro-Jane.
Honey, [Bb] don't hold your head so high.
_ [F] You'll realize, [C] darling, [G] you're gonna lay down [F] and die.
Play me some blues then, boy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Do it one more [C] time.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Let me play you a guitar [C] playing, boy.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Well, [F] I heard, heard [C] a mighty rumble.
_ [G] Sunny and thin [Bb] I looked around.
_ Well, that [C] northern and the southern,
[Bb] tell [Fm] that old geebo down. _
Go on, boy, sing [C] me some blues.
If [F] you see _ [C] me coming, baby, _ [Bb] honey, oh, put your man out the door.
_ [G] Honey, I ain't no stranger, [Bb] oh, sunny man [F] here, big boy.
Let me tell you something, boy, I pray.
[C] Go ahead and tell me now.
If you [F] see, _ see me [C] coming, baby.
Yeah.
_ _ [G] _
[Bb] Pass your window out.
If [Fm] you see me leave, little [Bb] girl, hang [Fm] your head out. _
[F] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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