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Intro riff bar chords:
   Ex7999x
 D/Ex7777x
 C/Ex7555x
   Bx6444x
ORDER: I V1 C1 INT1 V2 C2 INT2 B INT3 C3 INT4 O
[INTRO]
 E| | | |
 E| | | |
 E| | | |
 E|  D/E|  C/E|  B|
 E|  D/E|  C/E|  B|
 E| | | |
[VERSE 1]
    EI've read it all, it's D/Eblack and white
    C/EThe spectrum made any Bshade I like
    EAll my crimson rays are D/Eruby bright
    C/EGive me technicolor light, ow
[CHORUS 1]
Give me Ered!
DI Awant red,
AThere's no substiDtute Efor red
E(Red!)
DPaint Ait red,
'cause Agreen ain't me comDpared Eto red
[INTERLUDE 1]
 B|  A   E|  E|  A   B|
 B|  A   E|  E|  A   B|
 E| | | |
[VERSE 2]
    EYou don't know what it D/Edoes to me
    C/EMy crimson sin inBtensity
    EI'm haunted by the D/Emystery
    C/EThe mystery of red, Bred, RED!
[CHORUS 2]
Give me Ered!
DKnocks 'Aem dead
ASome like it hot, but DI Elike it red
[INTERLUDE 2]
 E| |               | |
     Are you ready?
[BRIDGE]
    A7Red is my lover, Egot it covered
    A7Red is my numberE, sure is a comer
    A7Red is my drummer, Eand I hear red thunder
    A7So move over brother, BRed's a mother
[INTERLUDE 3]
 B| | | |
      Ow!
  | | | |
[CHORUS 3]
Ah, give me Ered! (Red!  D   ERed!)
A7
(ERed! Red!)D  E  
Won't you A7move over brother, move over brother
[INTERLUDE 4]
 D/E| | | |
    | | | |
    | | | |
    | | | |
 C   D   C|  C   D    E|
 C   D   C|  C   D    E|
 C   D   C|  C   D    E|
 C   D   C|  C   D    E|
[OUTRO]
(ERed! Red!)  D   EOh A7yeah!
(ERed! Red!)  D   EThat's  A7what I said,
(ERed! Red!)  D    E    A7Come on to bed
(ERed! Red!)  D    EGimme that exA7pensive spread
(ERed! Red!) DuEhA7  
(ERed! Red!)D  E  A7  
(ERed! Red!)  D   EGimme red, A7red, red, red, red, red, red
(ERed! Red!)  D   EYeah yeah!A7  
          E   D   E           A7| | | E  
(Red! Red!)      Look out!

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Red

by Sammy Hagar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/E

C/E

Intro riff bar chords:

x7999x

D/E

x7777x

C/E

x7555x

x6444x

ORDER: I V1 C1 INT1 V2 C2 INT2 B INT3 C3 INT4 O

[INTRO]

| | | |

E D/E C/E B

| | | |

E D/E C/E B

| | | |

[VERSE 1]

E D/E

I've read it all, it's black and white

C/E B

The spectrum made any shade I like

E D/E

All my crimson rays are ruby bright

C/E

Give me technicolor light, ow

[CHORUS 1]

Give me red!

D A

I want red,

A D E

There's no substitute for red

(Red!)

D A

Paint it red,

A D E

'cause green ain't me compared to red

[INTERLUDE 1]

B A E E A B

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B A E E A B

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[VERSE 2]

E D/E

You don't know what it does to me

C/E B

My crimson sin intensity

E D/E

I'm haunted by the mystery

C/E B

The mystery of red, red, RED!

[CHORUS 2]

Give me red!

D A

Knocks 'em dead

A D E

Some like it hot, but I like it red

[INTERLUDE 2]

| | | |

Are you ready?

[BRIDGE]

A7 E

Red is my lover, got it covered

A7 E

Red is my number, sure is a comer

A7 E

Red is my drummer, and I hear red thunder

A7 B

So move over brother, Red's a mother

[INTERLUDE 3]

| | | |

Ow!

| | | |

[CHORUS 3]

E D E

Ah, give me red! (Red! Red!)

E D E

(Red! Red!)

Won't you move over brother, move over brother

[INTERLUDE 4]

D/E

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C D C C D E

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C D C C D E

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C D C C D E

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C D C C D E

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[OUTRO]

E D E A7

(Red! Red!) Oh yeah!

E D E A7

(Red! Red!) That's what I said,

E D E A7

(Red! Red!) Come on to bed

E D E A7

(Red! Red!) Gimme that expensive spread

E D E A7

(Red! Red!) uh

E D E A7

(Red! Red!)

E D E A7

(Red! Red!) Gimme red, red, red, red, red, red, red

E D E A7

(Red! Red!) Yeah yeah!

E D E A7 E

| | |

(Red! Red!) Look out!

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