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Sad Old Red

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[Verse]
I walk oGm7n stone,   Cit leads mGm7e homeC  
We don't havGm7e streetsC,  just pure coGm7ncreteC  
I'm noAm7t glad    Dwhen I get Am7homeD  
I'm sad olAm7d red,    DI don't wanna be aAm7loneD  
Gm7  C7   Gm7  C7
Gm7  C7   Gm7  C7
[Verse]
I go whiter in thGm7e face,    Cmy feet begin tGm7o shakCe
I go uGm7pstairs     Cto that heavenlGm7y placCe
I'm noAmt glad   Dwhen I geAmt homeD  
I'm sad old Amred,    DI don't wanna be Amalone nDo more
[Chorus]
Sad olGm7d red, sat aCt home
Sad olGm7d red, livinCg on his own
Sad olGm7d red, sat aCt home
Sad olGm7d red, let me take yoCu home
[Solo]
Am7  D    Am7  D
Am7  D    Am7  D
Gm7  C    Gm7  C
Gm7  C    Gm7  C
[Verse]
It's Gm7a cubiCc room, two holeGm7s peep tChrough
Shadows on thGm7e wall  Cof trees so Gm7tallC  
I think oAmf her agDain, thAme joy she used tDo bring
Lay there Amin bed,  Dtwo words shAme saidD  
[Chorus]
ShGm7e said: oCh red
ShGm7e said: oCh red
All thGm7e time: oCh red
everGm7y night: oCh red
Sad olGm7d red, that’s what CI am
All thGm7e timeC  
EverGm7y nightC  
Sad Gm7old redC  
Sad Gm7old redC  
[Solo]
Gm7   C

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Sad Old Red

by Simply Red

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Am7

[Verse]

Gm7 C Gm7 C

I walk on stone, it leads me home

Gm7 C Gm7 C

We don't have streets, just pure concrete

Am7 D Am7 D

I'm not glad when I get home

Am7 D Am7 D

I'm sad old red, I don't wanna be alone

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

[Verse]

Gm7 C Gm7 C

I go whiter in the face, my feet begin to shake

Gm7 C Gm7 C

I go upstairs to that heavenly place

Am D Am D

I'm not glad when I get home

Am D Am D

I'm sad old red, I don't wanna be alone no more

[Chorus]

Gm7 C

Sad old red, sat at home

Gm7 C

Sad old red, living on his own

Gm7 C

Sad old red, sat at home

Gm7 C

Sad old red, let me take you home

[Solo]

Am7 D Am7 D

Gm7 C Gm7 C

[Verse]

Gm7 C Gm7 C

It's a cubic room, two holes peep through

Gm7 C Gm7 C

Shadows on the wall of trees so tall

Am D Am D

I think of her again, the joy she used to bring

Am D Am D

Lay there in bed, two words she said

[Chorus]

Gm7 C

She said: oh red

Gm7 C

She said: oh red

Gm7 C

All the time: oh red

Gm7 C

every night: oh red

Gm7 C

Sad old red, that’s what I am

Gm7 C

All the time

Gm7 C

Every night

Gm7 C

Sad old red

Gm7 C

Sad old red

[Solo]

Gm7 C

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