Red River Valley chords by Traditional

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
D                 G
From this valley they say you are going
    D                A
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
     D     D7     G
For they say you are taking the sunshine
     D       A      D
That has brightened our paths for a while.

Chorus:
D               G
Come and sit by my side if you love me,
    D         A
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
    D     D7    G
Just remember the Red River Valley
    D     A      D
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

Verse 2:
D                  G
Won't you think of the valley you're leaving
    D            A
Oh how lonely, how sad it will be.
  D      D7         G
Oh think of the fond hearts you're breaking
     D      A     D
And the pain you are causing to me.

Chorus:
D               G
Come and sit by my side if you love me,
    D         A
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
    D     D7    G
Just remember the Red River Valley
    D     A      D
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

Verse 3:
D               G
As you go to your homme by the ocean
    D            A
May you never forget those sweet hours
    D      D7    G
That we spent in the Red River Valley
    D     A        D
And the love we exchanged mid the flowers.

Chorus:
D               G
Come and sit by my side if you love me,
    D         A
Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
    D     D7    G
Just remember the Red River Valley
    D      A      G D
And the cowboy who loved you so true.