Red River Valley Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays578

Red River Valley by Boxcar Willie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B7, E7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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E                     B7          E  
From this valley they say you are going,  
                                       B7  
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,  
         E           E7         A  
For they say you are taking the sunshine,  
         B7                    E  
That has brightened our pathway a while.  
  
E                  B7          E  
Come and sit by my side if you love me,  
                          B7  
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.  
       E          E7        A  
Just remember the Red River Valley,  
        B7                      E  
And the hobo that's loved you so true.  
  
E                  B7             E  
For a long time my dear, I've been waiting,  
                                     B7  
For those words that you never would say.  
       E           E7              A  
Now at last all my fond hopes have vanished,  
         B7                   
For they say you are going away.  
  
Chorus  
  
E                       B7          E  
Won't you think of this valley you're leaving,  
                               B7  
And how lonely and sad it will be? 
    E            E7              A  
And think of the heart that you're breaking  
        B7                          E  
And the grief you are causing me.   
  
Chorus 

    	

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