River Runs Red Chords by Midnight Oil
Tempo:
88.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Em
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [Em] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[Em] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[E] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[Em] [D] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [Bm] [B]
[Em] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[Em] [F] [Am]
[G] [B]
[Em] [D] [E]
So you [Em] cut all the [A] tall trees [F] down, [Em]
you [D] poisoned the sky and the sea.
[B] [A]
[E] You've [Em] taken what's [A] good from the [F] ground, [Em]
but you [Bm] left precious [D] little for me.
[B]
[Em] You remember the [A] flood and the [F] fog, [Em] we [G] remember the [D] light on the hill.
[B]
[Em] There should be enough [A] for us [F] all, [Em]
but the [B] dollar is [D] driving us [G] still.
[D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [Dm] [G] falls, I can't [D] breathe in there.
[E] So we [Em] came and [A] conquered and [F] found, [C] [Em]
the [D] riches of commons and [B] kings.
[Em]
You strangled and [A] bestowed the crown, [F] [C]
[Em] but they [G] never put [D] back anything.
[Bm] [D#] [Em]
Now I'm trapped like a [A] dog in a cage, [F] [C] wherever
[G] the [D] truth is pursued.
[B] [A]
[E] It [Em] must be the [A] curse of the [F] angels, [C]
[G] what's taken is [F#m] never renewed.
[G] [D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
Oh yeah!
The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] land.
[G] [D]
[F] [C] [G] [F#m]
[F] [C] Oh yeah!
[Em] I'm not [G] breathing [F#m] in land.
[F] [Am] [Em] [G] [D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] [G] land.
[F#]
[F] [C] [G] Oh [F#]
[F] yeah!
[C] [Em] [C] The [G] [D]
[Dm] [Am] [Em] river runs red, [G] black [F#] [D]
[F] [Em] rain falls, dust in my hand.
[G]
[E] [Em] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[Em] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[E] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[Em] [D] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [Bm] [B]
[Em] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [D] [B]
[Em] [F] [Am]
[G] [B]
[Em] [D] [E]
So you [Em] cut all the [A] tall trees [F] down, [Em]
you [D] poisoned the sky and the sea.
[B] [A]
[E] You've [Em] taken what's [A] good from the [F] ground, [Em]
but you [Bm] left precious [D] little for me.
[B]
[Em] You remember the [A] flood and the [F] fog, [Em] we [G] remember the [D] light on the hill.
[B]
[Em] There should be enough [A] for us [F] all, [Em]
but the [B] dollar is [D] driving us [G] still.
[D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [Dm] [G] falls, I can't [D] breathe in there.
[E] So we [Em] came and [A] conquered and [F] found, [C] [Em]
the [D] riches of commons and [B] kings.
[Em]
You strangled and [A] bestowed the crown, [F] [C]
[Em] but they [G] never put [D] back anything.
[Bm] [D#] [Em]
Now I'm trapped like a [A] dog in a cage, [F] [C] wherever
[G] the [D] truth is pursued.
[B] [A]
[E] It [Em] must be the [A] curse of the [F] angels, [C]
[G] what's taken is [F#m] never renewed.
[G] [D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
Oh yeah!
The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] land.
[G] [D]
[F] [C] [G] [F#m]
[F] [C] Oh yeah!
[Em] I'm not [G] breathing [F#m] in land.
[F] [Am] [Em] [G] [D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my hand.
The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] [G] land.
[F#]
[F] [C] [G] Oh [F#]
[F] yeah!
[C] [Em] [C] The [G] [D]
[Dm] [Am] [Em] river runs red, [G] black [F#] [D]
[F] [Em] rain falls, dust in my hand.
[G]
Key:
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E]
So you [Em] cut all the [A] tall trees [F] down, _ _ [Em]
you [D] poisoned the sky and the sea.
[B] _ [A] _
[E] You've [Em] taken what's [A] good from the [F] ground, _ _ [Em]
but you [Bm] left precious [D] little for me.
_ [B] _ _
[Em] You remember the [A] flood and the [F] fog, _ [Em] we [G] remember the [D] light on the hill.
_ [B] _ _
[Em] There should be enough [A] for us [F] all, _ _ [Em]
but the [B] dollar is [D] driving us [G] still.
_ [D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my _ hand.
_ _ The [F] river runs red, black rain [Dm] [G] falls, I can't [D] breathe in there. _ _ _ _
[E] So we [Em] came and [A] conquered and [F] found, _ [C] _ [Em]
the [D] riches of commons and [B] kings.
_ [Em] _
You strangled and [A] bestowed the crown, [F] _ _ [C] _
[Em] but they [G] never put [D] back anything.
_ [Bm] _ [D#] _ [Em] _
Now I'm trapped like a [A] dog in a cage, [F] _ [C] wherever _
[G] the [D] truth is pursued.
_ [B] _ [A] _
[E] It [Em] must be the [A] curse of the [F] angels, _ [C] _
[G] what's taken is [F#m] never renewed.
[G] _ _ [D] The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my _ hand.
_ _ The [F] river runs red, _ black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
_ _ Oh yeah!
The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my hand.
_ _ _ The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] land.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[F] [C] Oh yeah!
[Em] I'm not [G] breathing _ [F#m] in land.
[F] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my hand.
_ _ _ The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
_ _ _ The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my _ hand.
_ _ The [F] river runs red, _ black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] _ [G] land.
_ [F#] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] Oh _ [F#] _
[F] yeah!
[C] _ [Em] _ [C] The [G] _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] [Em] river runs red, [G] black _ [F#] _ [D] _
[F] _ [Em] rain falls, dust in my hand.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E]
So you [Em] cut all the [A] tall trees [F] down, _ _ [Em]
you [D] poisoned the sky and the sea.
[B] _ [A] _
[E] You've [Em] taken what's [A] good from the [F] ground, _ _ [Em]
but you [Bm] left precious [D] little for me.
_ [B] _ _
[Em] You remember the [A] flood and the [F] fog, _ [Em] we [G] remember the [D] light on the hill.
_ [B] _ _
[Em] There should be enough [A] for us [F] all, _ _ [Em]
but the [B] dollar is [D] driving us [G] still.
_ [D] The [Am] river runs red, black rain falls, [G] dust in my _ hand.
_ _ The [F] river runs red, black rain [Dm] [G] falls, I can't [D] breathe in there. _ _ _ _
[E] So we [Em] came and [A] conquered and [F] found, _ [C] _ [Em]
the [D] riches of commons and [B] kings.
_ [Em] _
You strangled and [A] bestowed the crown, [F] _ _ [C] _
[Em] but they [G] never put [D] back anything.
_ [Bm] _ [D#] _ [Em] _
Now I'm trapped like a [A] dog in a cage, [F] _ [C] wherever _
[G] the [D] truth is pursued.
_ [B] _ [A] _
[E] It [Em] must be the [A] curse of the [F] angels, _ [C] _
[G] what's taken is [F#m] never renewed.
[G] _ _ [D] The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my _ hand.
_ _ The [F] river runs red, _ black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
_ _ Oh yeah!
The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my hand.
_ _ _ The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] land.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[F] [C] Oh yeah!
[Em] I'm not [G] breathing _ [F#m] in land.
[F] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my hand.
_ _ _ The [F] river runs red, black rain [G] falls, I'm not [D] breathing in land.
_ _ _ The [Am] river runs red, _ black rain _ falls, [G] dust in my _ hand.
_ _ The [F] river runs red, _ black rain [G] falls, I'm not [F] breathing in [E] _ [G] land.
_ [F#] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] Oh _ [F#] _
[F] yeah!
[C] _ [Em] _ [C] The [G] _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] [Em] river runs red, [G] black _ [F#] _ [D] _
[F] _ [Em] rain falls, dust in my hand.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _