Red River Valley STEP BY STEP Learning
Traditional Song Public Domain
Key: C

Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer
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File Created 08/27/2019
File Updated 10/07/2021

3 Chords (C,G7,F):

          C           G7          C
From this valley they say you are going
                                        G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C                      F
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G7        C
That has brightened our pathway a while

         C         G7          C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
                        G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C                    F
Just re-member the Red River Valley
        C          G7           C
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

4 Chords (C, G7, F, C7):

          C           G7          C
From this valley they say you are going
                                        G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C           C7         F
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G7        C
That has brightened our pathway a while

         C         G7          C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
                        G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C          C7        F
Just re-member the Red River Valley
        C          G7           C
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

5 Chords (C, G7, F, C7, Gdim):

          C           G7          C
From this valley they say you are going
                         Gdim           G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C           C7         F
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G7        C
That has brightened our pathway a while

         C         G7          C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
                 Gdim   G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C          C7        F
Just re-member the Red River Valley
        C          G7           C
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

6 Chords (C, G7, F, C7, Gdim, Ebdim):

          C           G7          C
From this valley they say you are going
                         Gdim           G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C           C7         F       Ebdim
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G7        C
That has brightened our pathway a while

         C         G7          C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
                 Gdim   G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C          C7        F     Ebdim
Just re-member the Red River Valley
        C          G7           C
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

7 Chords (C, G7, F, C7, Gdim, Ebdim, G6):

          C           G6  G7      C
From this valley they say you are going
                         Gdim           G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C           C7         F       Ebdim
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G6   G7    C
That has brightened our path-way a while

         C         G6   G7     C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
                 Gdim   G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C          C7        F     Ebdim
Just re-member the Red River Valley
        C          G6    G7     C
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

8 Chords (C, G7, F, C7, Gdim, Ebdim, G6, F6):

          C           G6  F6      C
From this valley they say you are going
                         Gdim           F6   G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C           C7         F       Ebdim
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G6   F6    C
That has brightened our path-way a while

         C         G6   F6     C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
                 Gdim   F6 G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C          C7        F
Just re-member the Red River ValleyEb#dim
        C          G6    F6     C
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

9 Chords (C, G7, F, C7, Gdim, Eb#dim, G6, F6, B,):

          C           G6  F6      C    BC
From this valley they say you are going
                         Gdim           F6   G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C           C7         F       Ebdim
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G6   F6    C    BC
That has brightened our path-way a while

         C         G6   F6     C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
                 Gdim   F6 G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C          C7        F     Ebdim
Just re-member the Red River Valley
        C          G6    F6     C    BC
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

10 Chords (C, G7, F, C7, Gdim, Eb#dim, G6, F6, B, C6):

          C           G6  F6      C    BC
From this valley they say you are going
        C6               Gdim           F6   G7
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile

         C           C7         F       Ebdim
For they say you are taking the sunshine
         C              G6   F6    C    BC
That has brightened our path-way a while

         C         G6   F6     C
Come and sit by my side if you love me
       C6        Gdim   F6 G7
Do not hasten to bid me ado
        C          C7        F     Ebdim
Just re-member the Red River Valley
        C          G6    F6     C    BC
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

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