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Red Guitar

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Eminor

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[Verse 1]
EmWash my Emface with blue water
Lay my Amhead on white Emlinens
Morning Amcomes, drink black Bm7coffee
Then i play my Am7song    Bm7on red guiEmtar
[Verse 2]
EmTake my Emflight through blue heavens
Walk my Ampath in green gEmardens
Drive my Amcar on black hBm7ighway
Then I play my Am7song    Bm7on red guiEmtar
[Verse 3]
Am7*Everyday the colors come and Emdance for me
Am7Every night they fade and Emdisappear
Am7We are merely shadows Emfloating through this world
We got F#m7nothing to lose, we got B7nothing to fear
oh Emno, no...*
(*Repeat)
[Verse 4]
EmDrink my wine from Empink glasses
Take the Amstage with purple pEmrinces
Love my Amman, yellow Bm7roses
Then i play my Am7song    Bm7on red guiEmtar
I play my Am7song    Bm7on red guiEmtar
Play my Am7song    Bm7on red guitar

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Red Guitar

by Cassandra Wilson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Am7

F#m7

[Verse 1]

Em Em

Wash my face with blue water

Am Em

Lay my head on white linens

Am Bm7

Morning comes, drink black coffee

Am7 Bm7 Em

Then i play my song on red guitar

[Verse 2]

Em Em

Take my flight through blue heavens

Am Em

Walk my path in green gardens

Am Bm7

Drive my car on black highway

Am7 Bm7 Em

Then I play my song on red guitar

[Verse 3]

Am7 Em

*Everyday the colors come and dance for me

Am7 Em

Every night they fade and disappear

Am7 Em

We are merely shadows floating through this world

F#m7 B7

We got nothing to lose, we got nothing to fear

oh no, no...*

(*Repeat)

[Verse 4]

Em Em

Drink my wine from pink glasses

Am Em

Take the stage with purple princes

Am Bm7

Love my man, yellow roses

Am7 Bm7 Em

Then i play my song on red guitar

Am7 Bm7 Em

I play my song on red guitar

Am7 Bm7

Play my song on red guitar

About Red Guitar Chords by Cassandra Wilson

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