Chords for Guy Clark — Red River — Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years
Tempo:
118.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
[D]
[F#m] [D]
From Fallador Canyon [G] outside Amarillo, [D] Texas,
the prairie dog down fork of [G] the Red [A] River flows.
[D] Headed across the plains [G] for the coast [D] of Oklahoma,
through the Mississippi River and [G] the Gulf of [D] Mexico.
My great-granddaddy came [G] to that Red River [D] line,
and he camped on the north side [G] until it [A] was time
[D] to cross or to stay, [G] to be sooner [E] or [D] not.
Well, he headed south to San Antonio, [G] they said he liked [D] it hot.
[G] Red River, [D] I know you, I [G] know you of old.
You have filled [D] up my pockets [G] with quicksand [D] and gold.
[A] [G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you [D] bury me south [G] of that Red [D] River line?
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm] [D]
Now here's to Charlie Goodnight and Mr.
Loving Two.
And here's to Coronado, [G] the Comanche [A] and the Blues.
[D] Here's to the bootleggers and [G] the oilfield crews.
Here's to one and all of [F#] us Red [D] River fools.
[G] Red River, [D] I know [G] you, I know [D] you of old.
You have filled up [Bm] my pockets [G] with quicksand [A] and gold.
[G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you bury [Bm] me south [D] of that Red [D] River line?
[G] Susanna, oh Susanna, when it comes [D] my time,
please [Bm] bury me south [Gm] of that [A] Red River line.
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[D]
[F#m] [D]
From Fallador Canyon [G] outside Amarillo, [D] Texas,
the prairie dog down fork of [G] the Red [A] River flows.
[D] Headed across the plains [G] for the coast [D] of Oklahoma,
through the Mississippi River and [G] the Gulf of [D] Mexico.
My great-granddaddy came [G] to that Red River [D] line,
and he camped on the north side [G] until it [A] was time
[D] to cross or to stay, [G] to be sooner [E] or [D] not.
Well, he headed south to San Antonio, [G] they said he liked [D] it hot.
[G] Red River, [D] I know you, I [G] know you of old.
You have filled [D] up my pockets [G] with quicksand [D] and gold.
[A] [G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you [D] bury me south [G] of that Red [D] River line?
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Bm] [D]
Now here's to Charlie Goodnight and Mr.
Loving Two.
And here's to Coronado, [G] the Comanche [A] and the Blues.
[D] Here's to the bootleggers and [G] the oilfield crews.
Here's to one and all of [F#] us Red [D] River fools.
[G] Red River, [D] I know [G] you, I know [D] you of old.
You have filled up [Bm] my pockets [G] with quicksand [A] and gold.
[G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you bury [Bm] me south [D] of that Red [D] River line?
[G] Susanna, oh Susanna, when it comes [D] my time,
please [Bm] bury me south [Gm] of that [A] Red River line.
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [D]
Key:
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Bm
F#m
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A
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _
From Fallador Canyon [G] outside Amarillo, [D] Texas,
the prairie dog down fork of [G] the Red [A] River flows.
[D] Headed across the plains [G] for the coast [D] of Oklahoma, _
through the Mississippi River and [G] the Gulf of [D] Mexico.
_ _ _ My great-granddaddy came [G] to that Red River [D] line,
and he camped on the north side [G] until it [A] was time
[D] to cross or to stay, [G] to be sooner [E] or [D] not.
Well, he headed south to San Antonio, [G] they said he liked [D] it hot.
_ _ [G] Red River, [D] I know you, I [G] know you of old.
You have filled [D] up my pockets [G] with quicksand [D] and gold.
[A] _ _ _ [G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you [D] bury me south [G] of that Red [D] River line?
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now here's to Charlie Goodnight and Mr.
Loving Two.
And here's to Coronado, [G] the Comanche [A] and the Blues.
[D] _ Here's to the bootleggers and [G] the oilfield crews.
_ Here's to one and all of [F#] us Red [D] River fools.
_ [G] Red River, [D] I know [G] you, I know [D] you of old.
You have filled up [Bm] my pockets [G] with quicksand [A] and gold.
_ _ [G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, _ [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you bury [Bm] me south [D] of that Red [D] River line?
_ [G] Susanna, oh Susanna, when it comes [D] my time,
please [Bm] bury me south [Gm] of that [A] Red River line.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _
From Fallador Canyon [G] outside Amarillo, [D] Texas,
the prairie dog down fork of [G] the Red [A] River flows.
[D] Headed across the plains [G] for the coast [D] of Oklahoma, _
through the Mississippi River and [G] the Gulf of [D] Mexico.
_ _ _ My great-granddaddy came [G] to that Red River [D] line,
and he camped on the north side [G] until it [A] was time
[D] to cross or to stay, [G] to be sooner [E] or [D] not.
Well, he headed south to San Antonio, [G] they said he liked [D] it hot.
_ _ [G] Red River, [D] I know you, I [G] know you of old.
You have filled [D] up my pockets [G] with quicksand [D] and gold.
[A] _ _ _ [G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you [D] bury me south [G] of that Red [D] River line?
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now here's to Charlie Goodnight and Mr.
Loving Two.
And here's to Coronado, [G] the Comanche [A] and the Blues.
[D] _ Here's to the bootleggers and [G] the oilfield crews.
_ Here's to one and all of [F#] us Red [D] River fools.
_ [G] Red River, [D] I know [G] you, I know [D] you of old.
You have filled up [Bm] my pockets [G] with quicksand [A] and gold.
_ _ [G] Susanna, oh [D] Susanna, _ [G] when it [D] comes my time,
won't you bury [Bm] me south [D] of that Red [D] River line?
_ [G] Susanna, oh Susanna, when it comes [D] my time,
please [Bm] bury me south [Gm] of that [A] Red River line.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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