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SONG   | Ballad of Redhook
ARTIST | Peter and the Wolf
ALBUM  | Mellow Owl
_______
VERSE 1
So you Btold everyone
You're off Bchasing the sun
ECatching a F#ride at the Bstation
And you Ewouldn't come F#back
'Til you Bget on the G#mtrack
That you Esomehow got carried aF#way fromF#7  
_______
VERSE 2
You were Bonce the bright futures
BOnce the proud horses
EEveryone F#wanted to Bbet on
But Eliving will F#land you
On Bdifferent G#mcourses
Than the Eones you exF#pect to be Bset on
_____
BREAK
 E/  E/  B/  B/  G#m/  G#m/  F#/ F#  
 E/  E/  B/  B/    E/   F#/   B/ B  
______
BRIDGE
Or maybe you were Ebored
Said, Bno more, F#no more
EPacked up your things
BStepped out the F#door
EMaybe you were bored
Said, Bno more, F#no more
There's a Ename and a F#fortune
To be G#mmade if you Awant it
Just Epick up and head for the F#shore
_______
VERSE 3
So we Bdrink 'til the memory
BFades out of sight
And we Ebrawl 'til it F#all settles Bdown
And there's Emusic and F#hollerin' Binto the G#mnight
In this Efaceless F#forgettable Btown
_______
VERSE 4
But you Ewon't feel the kiss
Of the Bones that you miss
When you're G#mbellowing up at the F#sky
And there's Ewomen in Redhook
ToBnight boys I tell you
There's Ewomen to F#dry your Beyes
_____
OUTRO
 E/  E/  B/  B/  G#m/  G#m/  F#/ F#  
 E/  E/  B/  B/    E/   F#/   B/ B  
ENJOY

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Ballad Of Redhook

by Peter and the Wolf

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G#m

F#7

SONG | Ballad of Redhook

ARTIST | Peter and the Wolf

ALBUM | Mellow Owl

_______

VERSE 1

So you told everyone

You're off chasing the sun

E F# B

Catching a ride at the station

E F#

And you wouldn't come back

B G#m

'Til you get on the track

E F# F#7

That you somehow got carried away from

_______

VERSE 2

You were once the bright futures

Once the proud horses

E F# B

Everyone wanted to bet on

E F#

But living will land you

B G#m

On different courses

E F# B

Than the ones you expect to be set on

_____

BREAK

E E B B G#m G#m F# F#

/ / / / / / /

E E B B E F# B B

/ / / / / / /

______

BRIDGE

Or maybe you were bored

B F#

Said, no more, no more

Packed up your things

B F#

Stepped out the door

Maybe you were bored

B F#

Said, no more, no more

E F#

There's a name and a fortune

G#m A

To be made if you want it

E F#

Just pick up and head for the shore

_______

VERSE 3

So we drink 'til the memory

Fades out of sight

E F# B

And we brawl 'til it all settles down

E F# B G#m

And there's music and hollerin' into the night

E F# B

In this faceless forgettable town

_______

VERSE 4

But you won't feel the kiss

Of the ones that you miss

G#m F#

When you're bellowing up at the sky

And there's women in Redhook

Tonight boys I tell you

E F# B

There's women to dry your eyes

_____

OUTRO

E E B B G#m G#m F# F#

/ / / / / / /

E E B B E F# B B

/ / / / / / /

ENJOY

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