• Song:

    River Runs Red

  • Artist:

    Midnight Oil

  • Album:

    Oil From the Outback

RIVER RUNS RED

Hirst/Moginie
Album : Blue Sky Mining
Bass : Bones Hillman

INTRO:
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A |-------------------------3---3-3-|---------5-5-5-0-2-2-------------|
E |-0-----0-5---5-5-1-----1---------|-3-----3-------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|------------------------5h7--5h7-|
A |-------------------------3---3-3-|---------5-5-5-0-2-2-2-----------|
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G |---------------------------------|-------------------------4-2-----|
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A |*-------------------------3---3-3-|---------5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-*|
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VERSE:
So you cut all the tall trees down
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E |-0-----0-5-----5-1-----1---------|-3-----3-------------------------|

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D |---------------------------------|---------------------2-5-----5-0-|
A |-------------------------3-----3-|---------5-----0-2-2-------------|
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E |-0-----0-5-----5-1-----1---------|-3-----3-------------------------|

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CHORUS:
The river runs red
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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A |-----------------------------223-|-55--5-----------55--5-555-5-5-5-|
E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------------------------|

VERSE 2:
So we came and conquered
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A |-------------------------3-------|---------5-------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
E |-0-----0-5-----5-1-----1---------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|

END CHORUS:
The river runs red
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Transcribed by Brian Camp
E-mail: cambrian@vianet.net.au
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