Run Red Run Chords by The Coasters
Tempo:
146.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey.
[Fm] Got him from a pawn shop broker.
[Am] He taught that [Fm] monkey how to good little bid.
[F] And he taught him how to play stud poker.
Last night they were [Fm] gambling in the kitchen.
[Bb] Monkey, he was taking a beat.
[C] Monkey said, Red, I'm [Bb] going to shoot you dead.
Because [F] I know darn well you've been a cheat.
[Fm] Well, run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming [Bb] it at your head.
[Am]
[Bb] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it [F] at your head.
[C] You better get up and wail.
[Bb] You better move your [Ab] tail.
Before [F] he feels it all full of lead.
Oh, Red jumped up and he started to move.
[Bb] Like a P-80 Sabre Jet.
[C] He zoomed around the [Bb] corner and he disappeared.
[F]
And everybody [A] started to cheer.
[Fm]
Rain was on, you know the chase was [F] on.
[Bb] And Red, he sure could run.
[D] But let [C] me tell you, boy, don't sell [Bb] that monkey's shot.
Cause he's [F] a traveling son of a gun.
Well, run, Red, [C] run, cause he's got your gun.
And [Ab] he's aiming it at your [A] head.
[Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Fm] gun.
And he's aiming it at [Bbm] your head.
You better get [C]
up and wail.
[Gm] You better move your [D] tail.
Before [F] he feels it [Gb] all full of [A] lead.
[F]
[Gm]
[F] [C]
[D]
[C] [F]
Monkey trapped Red in a parking [Gm] lot.
[Bb] Down along the avenue.
[Gm] Monkey said, Red, you [Bb] made a man out of me.
[F] Now I'm gonna make a monkey out of you.
Give me your car keys and give me your watch.
[Bb] Give them to me or I'll shoot.
[C] Gonna put on [Bb] your brand new stuntman hat.
And go [F] to town in your new brown suit.
Well, [Fm] run, Red, run, cause he's got [F] your gun.
And he's aiming it at [G] your head.
[Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it at your head.
[G]
You [C] better get up and [Gm] wail.
You better move [F] your tail.
Before he feels it all full [Bm] of lead.
[G] [F]
[Bb]
[C]
Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey.
[Fm] Got him from a pawn shop broker.
[Am] He taught that [Fm] monkey how to good little bid.
[F] And he taught him how to play stud poker.
Last night they were [Fm] gambling in the kitchen.
[Bb] Monkey, he was taking a beat.
[C] Monkey said, Red, I'm [Bb] going to shoot you dead.
Because [F] I know darn well you've been a cheat.
[Fm] Well, run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming [Bb] it at your head.
[Am]
[Bb] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it [F] at your head.
[C] You better get up and wail.
[Bb] You better move your [Ab] tail.
Before [F] he feels it all full of lead.
Oh, Red jumped up and he started to move.
[Bb] Like a P-80 Sabre Jet.
[C] He zoomed around the [Bb] corner and he disappeared.
[F]
And everybody [A] started to cheer.
[Fm]
Rain was on, you know the chase was [F] on.
[Bb] And Red, he sure could run.
[D] But let [C] me tell you, boy, don't sell [Bb] that monkey's shot.
Cause he's [F] a traveling son of a gun.
Well, run, Red, [C] run, cause he's got your gun.
And [Ab] he's aiming it at your [A] head.
[Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Fm] gun.
And he's aiming it at [Bbm] your head.
You better get [C]
up and wail.
[Gm] You better move your [D] tail.
Before [F] he feels it [Gb] all full of [A] lead.
[F]
[Gm]
[F] [C]
[D]
[C] [F]
Monkey trapped Red in a parking [Gm] lot.
[Bb] Down along the avenue.
[Gm] Monkey said, Red, you [Bb] made a man out of me.
[F] Now I'm gonna make a monkey out of you.
Give me your car keys and give me your watch.
[Bb] Give them to me or I'll shoot.
[C] Gonna put on [Bb] your brand new stuntman hat.
And go [F] to town in your new brown suit.
Well, [Fm] run, Red, run, cause he's got [F] your gun.
And he's aiming it at [G] your head.
[Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it at your head.
[G]
You [C] better get up and [Gm] wail.
You better move [F] your tail.
Before he feels it all full [Bm] of lead.
[G] [F]
[Bb]
[C]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Ab
F
Bb
C
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey. _
[Fm] Got him from a pawn shop broker. _
[Am] He taught that [Fm] monkey how to good little bid.
[F] And he taught him how to play stud poker. _
Last night they were [Fm] gambling in the kitchen. _ _
[Bb] Monkey, he was taking a beat. _ _
[C] Monkey said, Red, I'm [Bb] going to shoot you dead.
Because [F] I know darn well you've been a cheat. _
[Fm] Well, run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming [Bb] it at your head.
[Am] _ _ _
[Bb] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it [F] at your head.
_ [C] You better get up and wail.
[Bb] You better move your [Ab] tail.
Before [F] he feels it all full of lead. _ _
Oh, Red jumped up and he started to move.
[Bb] Like a P-80 Sabre Jet. _ _
[C] He zoomed around the [Bb] corner and he disappeared.
_ [F]
And everybody [A] started to cheer.
_ _ [Fm] _
Rain was on, you know the chase was [F] on.
[Bb] And Red, he sure could run.
_ [D] But let [C] me tell you, boy, don't sell [Bb] that monkey's shot.
Cause he's [F] a traveling son of a gun.
_ Well, run, Red, [C] run, cause he's got your gun.
And [Ab] he's aiming it at your [A] head. _ _
[Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Fm] gun.
And he's aiming it at [Bbm] your head.
You better get [C] _
up and wail.
[Gm] You better move your [D] tail.
Before [F] he feels it [Gb] all full of [A] lead.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
Monkey trapped Red in a parking [Gm] lot.
[Bb] Down along the avenue. _ _
[Gm] Monkey said, Red, you [Bb] made a man out of me.
[F] Now I'm gonna make a monkey out of you. _
Give me your car keys and give me your watch.
[Bb] Give them to me or I'll shoot. _ _
[C] Gonna put on [Bb] your brand new stuntman hat.
And go [F] to town in your new brown suit.
Well, [Fm] run, Red, run, cause he's got [F] your gun.
And he's aiming it at [G] your head. _ _
_ [Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it at your head.
_ [G]
You [C] better get up and [Gm] wail.
You better move [F] your tail.
Before he feels it all full [Bm] of lead. _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey. _
[Fm] Got him from a pawn shop broker. _
[Am] He taught that [Fm] monkey how to good little bid.
[F] And he taught him how to play stud poker. _
Last night they were [Fm] gambling in the kitchen. _ _
[Bb] Monkey, he was taking a beat. _ _
[C] Monkey said, Red, I'm [Bb] going to shoot you dead.
Because [F] I know darn well you've been a cheat. _
[Fm] Well, run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming [Bb] it at your head.
[Am] _ _ _
[Bb] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it [F] at your head.
_ [C] You better get up and wail.
[Bb] You better move your [Ab] tail.
Before [F] he feels it all full of lead. _ _
Oh, Red jumped up and he started to move.
[Bb] Like a P-80 Sabre Jet. _ _
[C] He zoomed around the [Bb] corner and he disappeared.
_ [F]
And everybody [A] started to cheer.
_ _ [Fm] _
Rain was on, you know the chase was [F] on.
[Bb] And Red, he sure could run.
_ [D] But let [C] me tell you, boy, don't sell [Bb] that monkey's shot.
Cause he's [F] a traveling son of a gun.
_ Well, run, Red, [C] run, cause he's got your gun.
And [Ab] he's aiming it at your [A] head. _ _
[Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Fm] gun.
And he's aiming it at [Bbm] your head.
You better get [C] _
up and wail.
[Gm] You better move your [D] tail.
Before [F] he feels it [Gb] all full of [A] lead.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
Monkey trapped Red in a parking [Gm] lot.
[Bb] Down along the avenue. _ _
[Gm] Monkey said, Red, you [Bb] made a man out of me.
[F] Now I'm gonna make a monkey out of you. _
Give me your car keys and give me your watch.
[Bb] Give them to me or I'll shoot. _ _
[C] Gonna put on [Bb] your brand new stuntman hat.
And go [F] to town in your new brown suit.
Well, [Fm] run, Red, run, cause he's got [F] your gun.
And he's aiming it at [G] your head. _ _
_ [Bbm] Run, Red, run, cause he's got your [Ab] gun.
And he's aiming it at your head.
_ [G]
You [C] better get up and [Gm] wail.
You better move [F] your tail.
Before he feels it all full [Bm] of lead. _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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