Red River Chords

KeyGm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays533

Red River by Alabama is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, Dm, C, Bb, Am, Eb, D and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Gm
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  			{Intro} 
 
Gm 
 
 
{Verse 1} 
 
Gm                           Dm 
I remember campin' all night down by the river's edge, 
C                                              Bb    Gm 
skinny dippin' in the bright moonlight, divin' off a ledge, 
                                 Dm                            C 
skippin' rocks across the water, fishin' on an old trout line, 
                                               Bb    Am    Gm 
gigging frogs 'till the early mornin', smokin' dried cross vine. 
 
 
{Chorus} 
 
C                                                 Gm 
Take me back home where the Red River rolls, send    me back to Louisianne. 
C                                                     Gm 
Take me back home where the white water flows, to the Cajun promised land. 
C                                        Gm 
Give me my line and my old pi rogue. Get    me back as fast you can. 
Eb                          D               Gm 
Take me back home where the Red River rolls. 
Eb                          F               Gm 
Take me back home where the Red River rolls. 
 
 
{Verse 2} 
 
Gm                           Dm 
Floatin' down the river on a patched up inner tube, 
C                                                 Bb      Gm 
eatin' dinner on the ground, made of fresh caught catfish stew. 
                          Dm                      C 
Lay awake at night when I hear a wildcat scream, 
                                                        Bb Am  Gm 
tellin' tales around the campfire light about the girls in our dreams. 
 
(Repeat Chorus x 2 and fade) 
 
  
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante