Chords for Texas River Song
Tempo:
122.65 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We crossed the wild Pecos, [Ab] we forded the [Eb] Nueces, we swum the Guadalupe and [Bb] we followed the Brazos.
[Eb] Red River runs rusty, [Ab] the Wichita [Eb] clear, but down by the Brazos [Bb] I corded [Eb] my dear.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
Now the fair Angelina, it [Ab] runs glossy [Eb] and gliding, the crooked Colorado [Bb] runs weaving and winding.
[Eb] The slow San Antonio [Ab] courses [Eb] the plains, but I never will walk by [Bb] the Brazos [Eb]
again.
Singing la la la, li [Ab] li li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me your [Eb] hand.
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me your hand.
There's many a river that [Bb] waters [Eb] the land.
She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her dandy.
The Trinity isn't muddy, but [Bb] the Brazos quicksanded.
[Eb] She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her own.
Down by the Brazos [Bb] she left me [Eb] alone.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
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[Eb]
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[Eb]
Now the girls of Little River, [Ab] they're plump and [Eb] they're pretty.
The Sabine and the Sulphur [Bb] hold beauties of many.
In [Eb] the banks of the Natchez, [Ab] there's girls by the [Eb]
score.
But down by the Brazos [Bb] I'll wander [Eb] no more.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, [Bb] lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, [Ab] lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
Singing la la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that [Eb] waters the land.
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[Eb] Red River runs rusty, [Ab] the Wichita [Eb] clear, but down by the Brazos [Bb] I corded [Eb] my dear.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
Now the fair Angelina, it [Ab] runs glossy [Eb] and gliding, the crooked Colorado [Bb] runs weaving and winding.
[Eb] The slow San Antonio [Ab] courses [Eb] the plains, but I never will walk by [Bb] the Brazos [Eb]
again.
Singing la la la, li [Ab] li li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me your [Eb] hand.
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me your hand.
There's many a river that [Bb] waters [Eb] the land.
She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her dandy.
The Trinity isn't muddy, but [Bb] the Brazos quicksanded.
[Eb] She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her own.
Down by the Brazos [Bb] she left me [Eb] alone.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
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[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
Now the girls of Little River, [Ab] they're plump and [Eb] they're pretty.
The Sabine and the Sulphur [Bb] hold beauties of many.
In [Eb] the banks of the Natchez, [Ab] there's girls by the [Eb]
score.
But down by the Brazos [Bb] I'll wander [Eb] no more.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, [Bb] lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, [Ab] lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
Singing la la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that [Eb] waters the land.
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Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Bb
Ab
Eb
Bb
We crossed the wild Pecos, [Ab] we forded the [Eb] Nueces, we swum the Guadalupe and [Bb] we followed the Brazos.
[Eb] Red River runs rusty, [Ab] the Wichita _ [Eb] clear, but down by the Brazos [Bb] I corded [Eb] my dear.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land. _ _
_ Now the fair Angelina, it [Ab] runs glossy [Eb] and gliding, the crooked _ Colorado [Bb] runs weaving and winding.
[Eb] The slow San _ Antonio [Ab] courses [Eb] the plains, but I never will walk by [Bb] the Brazos [Eb]
again.
Singing la la la, li [Ab] li li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
_ La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me your [Eb] hand.
_ La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me your hand.
There's many _ a river that [Bb] waters [Eb] the land.
_ _ She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her dandy.
The Trinity isn't muddy, but [Bb] the Brazos _ _ quicksanded.
[Eb] She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her own. _
Down by the Brazos [Bb] she left me [Eb] alone.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land. _ _
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Now the girls of Little River, [Ab] they're plump and [Eb] they're pretty.
The Sabine and the Sulphur [Bb] hold beauties of many.
In [Eb] the banks of the Natchez, [Ab] there's girls by the [Eb]
score.
But down by the Brazos [Bb] I'll wander [Eb] no more.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
_ La la la, li li li, [Bb] lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, [Ab] lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
Singing la la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
_ La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that _ [Eb] waters the land. _ _
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[Eb] Red River runs rusty, [Ab] the Wichita _ [Eb] clear, but down by the Brazos [Bb] I corded [Eb] my dear.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land. _ _
_ Now the fair Angelina, it [Ab] runs glossy [Eb] and gliding, the crooked _ Colorado [Bb] runs weaving and winding.
[Eb] The slow San _ Antonio [Ab] courses [Eb] the plains, but I never will walk by [Bb] the Brazos [Eb]
again.
Singing la la la, li [Ab] li li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
_ La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me your [Eb] hand.
_ La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me your hand.
There's many _ a river that [Bb] waters [Eb] the land.
_ _ She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her dandy.
The Trinity isn't muddy, but [Bb] the Brazos _ _ quicksanded.
[Eb] She kissed me and she hugged me, [Ab] she called me [Eb] her own. _
Down by the Brazos [Bb] she left me [Eb] alone.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand. _
La la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land. _ _
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Now the girls of Little River, [Ab] they're plump and [Eb] they're pretty.
The Sabine and the Sulphur [Bb] hold beauties of many.
In [Eb] the banks of the Natchez, [Ab] there's girls by the [Eb]
score.
But down by the Brazos [Bb] I'll wander [Eb] no more.
Singing la la la, li li [Ab] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
_ La la la, li li li, [Bb] lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, [Ab] lend me [Eb] your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that waters [Eb] the land.
Singing la la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
_ La la la, li li [Bb] li, lend me [Eb] your hand.
La la la, li li li, lend me your hand.
There's many a river [Bb] that _ [Eb] waters the land. _ _
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