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Reuben and the Dark - Red River 
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EmFeel the road, it's coDld
And do they still stCeal?
On a highway of teDars
EmAnd the sorrow shDows
Where the scars don't hCeal
On a highway of teaDrs
COn a highway of tearsEm  D  G  Em  D  G  
EmHands and sheDets
That don't come clCean
On a red riverbDed
EmI heard the water's sDong
And saw the river's sCon
Carry her away, my deDar
CCarry her away, my dDear
Hear the words a bEmroken heart can onDly saGy
EmFeel so many kiDnds of paGin
You are haEmunted, I can sDee it in your eGyes
Like a mEmother afraid of hDer own chGild
Instrumental 
Em   D    G
CCarry her away, my dDear
CCarry her away, my dDear
CCarry her away
Instrumental for the rest of the song

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Red River

by Reuben And The Dark

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Reuben and the Dark - Red River

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Em D

Feel the road, it's cold

And do they still steal?

On a highway of tears

Em D

And the sorrow shows

Where the scars don't heal

On a highway of tears

C Em D G Em D G

On a highway of tears

Em D

Hands and sheets

That don't come clean

On a red riverbed

Em D

I heard the water's song

And saw the river's son

Carry her away, my dear

C D

Carry her away, my dear

Em D G

Hear the words a broken heart can only say

Em D G

Feel so many kinds of pain

Em D G

You are haunted, I can see it in your eyes

Em D G

Like a mother afraid of her own child

Instrumental

Em D G

C D

Carry her away, my dear

C D

Carry her away, my dear

Carry her away

Instrumental for the rest of the song

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