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River Runs Red
by Midnight Oil

e----------0-------             -------3--------
B--------0---0-----             -------0--------
G------2-------2---   3 times   -------2--------
D----1-----------1-             -------1--------
A--2---------------             -------2--------
E------------------             ----------------

Intro and Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------0-------
B|---------------------1-----------------------3---------0---0-----
G|-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2-----2-------2---
D|---2---2---2---2-3---------2---2-----0---0---------1-----------1-
A|---------0---------------3---------2---2---------2---------------
E|-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------

The solos in the Intro:

D|-3--2--0--3--020-3--0------------------
A|-----------------------020----0--------
E|---------------------------3------2----

D|---/4--5--4/2/0------------------------
A|-----------------/4--5--4/2/0----------
E|---------------------------------------

G|--------0------------------------------
D|-----------2--2-0----------------------
A|------------------3-2-0----------------
E|-0-------------------------------------

and these four chords strummed fast:

EmEm Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
    B7B7 Piano Chord 
      EmEm Piano Chord 

e|--7---8---10---7--------0-
B|--8---10--12---7--------0-
G|--9---10--12---8--------0-
D|--9---10--12---7--------2-
A|--7---8---10---9--------2-
E|--0---8---10---7--------0-

Verse:

EmEm Piano Chord 
                     AA Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

So you cut all the tall trees down
GG Piano Chord 
                        DD Piano Chord 
   B7B7 Piano Chord 

You poisoned the sky and the sea
EmEm Piano Chord 
                          AA Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

You've taken what's good from the ground
GG Piano Chord 
                        DD Piano Chord 
   B7B7 Piano Chord 

But you left precious little for me

EmEm Piano Chord 
                     AA Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

You remember the flood and the fall
GG Piano Chord 
                      DD Piano Chord 
    B7B7 Piano Chord 

We remember the light on the hill
EmEm Piano Chord 
                    AA Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

There should be enough for us all
GG Piano Chord 
                     DD Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 

But the dollar is driving us still

Chorus:

AmAm Piano Chord 

The river runs red, black rain falls
GG Piano Chord 

Dust in my hand
FF Piano Chord 
               GG Piano Chord 

River runs red, black rain falls
DD Piano Chord 

On my bleeding land

EmEm Piano Chord 
                       AA Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

So we came and conquered and found
GG Piano Chord 
                     DD Piano Chord 
    B7B7 Piano Chord 

Riches of commons and kings
EmEm Piano Chord 
                         AA Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

Who strangled and wrestled the ground
GG Piano Chord 
                  DD Piano Chord 
    B7B7 Piano Chord 

But they never put back anything
EmEm Piano Chord 
                     AA Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

Now I'm trapped like a dog in a cage
GG Piano Chord 
                     DD Piano Chord 
    B7B7 Piano Chord 

Whereever the truth is pursued
EmEm Piano Chord 
                       AA Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 

It must be the curse of the age
GG Piano Chord 
                 DD Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 

What's taken is never renewed

The last Chorus goes:

AmAm Piano Chord 

The river runs red, black rain falls
GG Piano Chord 

Dust in my hand
FF Piano Chord 
               GG Piano Chord 

River runs red, black rain falls
FF Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 

On my bleeding land

FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 

land....  land     land....   land

Original Tableture by Kai.
Additions/Corrections by Jonathan Hart




date: 25/11/97
transcriber: stephan jaensch
artist: midnight oil
song: river runs red
album: blue sky mining
author: rob hirst / jim moginie

h: hammer-on
p: pull-off
s: slide
b: bend
r: release

INTRO I
E---------0---------------0---------------0-------3-|
B-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----0-|
G-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2-|
D---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1-1-|
A-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-|
E---------------------------------------------------|

INTRO II/VERSE (originally by piano)
E--------------------------------------------------
B---------------------1-----------------------3----
G-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2--
D---2---2---2---2-----------2---2-----0---0--------
A---------0---------------3---------2---2----------
E-0---------------1---------------3----------------

(skip before chorus)
E---------0--------|
B-------0---0------|
G-----2-------2----|
D---1-----------1--|
A-2----------------|
E------------------|

play before chorus: G D

CHORUS
AmAm Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 


return to verse, chorus(2x), skip D second time and play:

PART II
E-----0-------0---------------2---|
B---1---1---0---0-----3-----0---0-|
G-------------------4---4---------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E-1-------0-------3-------2-------|

return to chorus, part II, ending on a G chord

RHYTHM FILL (...the age     what's taken...)
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-2h3-2-0---3p2p0---0-------------|
A---------3-------3---2p0---0-----|
E-------------------------3---2s0-|

INTRO SOLO (light distortion)
E---------------------------------------------0-----------------
B-------------------------------------------0---0---------------
G-----2-2---------------------------------2-------2-------------
D-0h2-3-2-0---3p2p0---0-----------------1-----------1-3s4-5-4s2-
A-----------3-------3---2p0---0-----0-2-------------------------
E---------------------------3---2s0-----------------------------

E---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-6s7-------------7-7-7-7-5-4---
B---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----10-8-8s10-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-
G-------------------0-------------------------------------------
D-0-------------2s3---------------------------------------------
A---3s4-5-4s2-0-------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

E-----0-----------------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-
B-5-4-0-0---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G-----0---0-------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-----2-----2-3-2-0-2---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A---------------------3-----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-
B-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-
G-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------12-12-12-12-
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-2b3r2-0---------------------------------------------------
E-----------3-2-0-0-------------------------------------------

E-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0-|
G-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-|
D----------------------------------------------------------0-|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

so you cut all the tall trees down
you poisoned the sky and the sea
you've taken what's good from the ground
but you left precious little for me
you remember the flood and the fall
we remember the light on the hill
there should be enough for us all
but the dollar is driving us still

river runs red black rain falls dust in my hand
river runs red black rain falls on my bleedin land

so we came and conquered and found
riches of commons and kings
who strangled and wrestled the ground
but they never put back anything
now i'm trapped like a dog in a cage
wherever the truth is pursued
it must be the curse of the age
what's taken is never renewed

river runs red...

so this is how i could work it out. if any one has any
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send it to me.