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RED RIVER ROSE
Red Steagall
[Verse 1]
On a fence Cline north of Estelline, strangest sight I ever seen
Was a note tFied with a ribbon to a rollin’ Ctumbleweed
BraCzos tossed his head and shied, the weed got caught up on the wire 
I stepFped down from my saddle horse and Ggave that note a Cread
[Chorus]
LGines that were written in a Ffair woman’s Chand
TGold of her life and the Floss of her Gman
It’s her hAmeart and her Ghopes she has Fcast in the wCind
And it’s Fme that old Ctumbleweed Fchose
To fGind Red River CRose
[Verse 2]
By the tCime I’d built a fire that night I’d memorized every line
And fFelt the silent tear drops that had fallen on that Cnote
And I Cheard a lonesome coyote cry and it was then I realized
RoFse and this ol’ cowboy had Gbeen too long Calone
[Chorus]
GLines that were written in a Ffair woman’s Chand
TGold of her life and the Floss of her Gman
It’s her Amheart and her Ghopes she has Fcast in the Cwind
And it’s Fme that old Ctumbleweed Fchose
To fGind Red River CRose
[Verse 3]
On the Cnorth side of the prairie dog in a dug-out faced with cedar logs
Was a Fwoman in a cotton dress the color of the Csun
She sCaid the man she loved had died so to keep her occupied
She Ftied notes to the tumbleweeds and Gtrusted them to CGod
[Chorus]
GLines that were written in a Ffair woman’s Chand
GTold of her life and the Floss of her Gman
It’s her Amheart and her Ghopes she has Fcast in the Cwind
And it’s Fme that old Ctumbleweed Fchose
To Gfind Red River CRose
[Final Chorus]
In a Gmcedar cabin F‘neath the canyon Cwall
We’d Gmlight a fire and Fwatch the snowflakes GfallC  G  F  
IC’m glad it’s Fme that old Ctumbleweed Fchose
To Gfind Red River CRose, FI love my GRed River CRose

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Red River Rose

by Red Steagall

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RED RIVER ROSE

Red Steagall

[Verse 1]

On a fence line north of Estelline, strangest sight I ever seen

F C

Was a note tied with a ribbon to a rollin’ tumbleweed

Brazos tossed his head and shied, the weed got caught up on the wire

F G C

I stepped down from my saddle horse and gave that note a read

[Chorus]

G F C

Lines that were written in a fair woman’s hand

G F G

Told of her life and the loss of her man

Am G F C

It’s her heart and her hopes she has cast in the wind

F C F

And it’s me that old tumbleweed chose

G C

To find Red River Rose

[Verse 2]

By the time I’d built a fire that night I’d memorized every line

F C

And felt the silent tear drops that had fallen on that note

And I heard a lonesome coyote cry and it was then I realized

F G C

Rose and this ol’ cowboy had been too long alone

[Chorus]

G F C

Lines that were written in a fair woman’s hand

G F G

Told of her life and the loss of her man

Am G F C

It’s her heart and her hopes she has cast in the wind

F C F

And it’s me that old tumbleweed chose

G C

To find Red River Rose

[Verse 3]

On the north side of the prairie dog in a dug-out faced with cedar logs

F C

Was a woman in a cotton dress the color of the sun

She said the man she loved had died so to keep her occupied

F G C

She tied notes to the tumbleweeds and trusted them to God

[Chorus]

G F C

Lines that were written in a fair woman’s hand

G F G

Told of her life and the loss of her man

Am G F C

It’s her heart and her hopes she has cast in the wind

F C F

And it’s me that old tumbleweed chose

G C

To find Red River Rose

[Final Chorus]

Gm F C

In a cedar cabin ‘neath the canyon wall

Gm F G C G F

We’d light a fire and watch the snowflakes fall

C F C F

I’m glad it’s me that old tumbleweed chose

G C F G C

To find Red River Rose, I love my Red River Rose

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