Red River Rising Chords
Red River Rising by James Keelaghan is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Em, C, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
nd Fret
Intro: Em C D (3x)
Em C
The night a moonlit shadow, cut with barren trees
D Em
Cory's on the other side
C
A fine grey mare beneath me, mud up to my knees
D Em
Cory's on the other side
G Em C
Red River's rising, the Red River's rising
D Em
Cory's on the other side
G Em C
Red River's rising, the Red River's rising
D Em C
Cory's on the other side
D
Cory's on the other side
Em C
Well, Thomas Scott he took the lead, we rode to Portage Town
D Em
Cory's on the other side
C
Metis riders on our tail, it's soon they rode us down
D Em
Cory's on the other side
G Em C
Red River's rising, the Red River's rising
D Em
Cory's on the other side
G Em C
Red River's rising, the Red River's rising
D Em C
Cory's on the other side
D
Cory's on the other side
Em C
Well, the clouds above the stockade wall were heavy with the snow
D Em
Cory's on the other side
C
The muffled drums beat out the time and Thomas was laid low
D Em
Cory's on the other side
G Em C
Red River's rising, the Red River's rising
D Em
Cory's on the other side
G Em C
Red River's rising, the Red River's rising
D Em C
Cory's on the other side
D
Cory's on the other side
Em
She's on the other side
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