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Okkervil River - Red
Standard Tuning
Chords:
 C- X32010
C9- x32030
 G- 320033
 F- 133211
Am- X02210
Chords in parentheses are over really long drawn out vowels,
so instead of writing "baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar" and trying to
space out the chords over them, I just clumped them together
in parentheses. The rhythm shouldn't be hard to figure out for
these sections because it usually follows the same pattern as
similar parts of the song.
Intro:
C G F C
G
C G F C
     GFG
RCed is my fGavorite cFolor
Red like your Ammother's eyes Cafter awhGile
Of crCying about hGow you don't lFove her
She says, "AmI know I don't deserve
SCupervised sight of her
                                      G( F   G   AmFG)
But each day becomes a blur without my daughter"
FCall is my fGavorite sFeason
Like falling to rAmeasoning why you crCashed from on hGigh
She says, "WhCy is my lGife so unFeven
AmAnd what have I done right
BCut given you your life
                               G(FG)                 Am     F  G  
If after I let you on into that bar room... into that bar room?"
Interlude:
C C C9 C
C G F C
G
C G F C
G
C G F C
C G F C
C G F C
     GFG
"YCes" is my fGavorite aFnswer
I took a dAmancer home, she fCelt so alGone
We stCayed up all nGight in the kFitchen
Doing my dAmishes, on and Con until the dGawn
She said, "CI know that it's Geasy to hAmave me
BFut I have seen some things
ThGat I cannot even tCell to my fGamily pAmictures
And I'm full of fFictions and fucking addGictions
And I miss my mCother"
Second Interlude*:
C C9 C C9
C C9 C C9
C C9 C C9
*The rhythm here is difficult to explain from the chords alone;
basically he switches between C and C9 for twelve measures. You
can hear it especially well from the left speaker.
She'll never knCow I could nGever forgFet her
If I could write her a lAmetter, I'd try wCith every lGine
To say, "ShCe still remGembers your toFuch
And I knAmow that it's not mGuch
I knCow that Git's not mFuch
I knAmow that it's not mGuch
But you still haven't lCost her
( C   G   F   C   G   G   G  G)
You still haven't lost her
( C   G   F   C   G   G   G  G)
You still haven't lost her
( C   G   F   C   C   G   F   C   C   G   F  C)
You still haven't lost her
Not yGet"

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Red

by Okkervil River

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Chords in this song · guitar

Okkervil River - Red

Standard Tuning

Chords:

- X32010

- x32030

- 320033

- 133211

- X02210

Chords in parentheses are over really long drawn out vowels,

so instead of writing "baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar" and trying to

space out the chords over them, I just clumped them together

in parentheses. The rhythm shouldn't be hard to figure out for

these sections because it usually follows the same pattern as

similar parts of the song.

Intro:

C G F C

C G F

Red is my favorite color

Am C G

Red like your mother's eyes after awhile

C G F

Of crying about how you don't love her

She says, "I know I don't deserve

Supervised sight of her

G F G Am

( FG)

But each day becomes a blur without my daughter"

C G F

Fall is my favorite season

Am C G

Like falling to reasoning why you crashed from on high

C G F

She says, "Why is my life so uneven

And what have I done right

But given you your life

G Am F G

(FG)

If after I let you on into that bar room... into that bar room?"

Interlude:

C C C9 C

C G F C

C G F

"Yes" is my favorite answer

Am C G

I took a dancer home, she felt so alone

C G F

We stayed up all night in the kitchen

Am C G

Doing my dishes, on and on until the dawn

C G Am

She said, "I know that it's easy to have me

But I have seen some things

G C G Am

That I cannot even tell to my family pictures

F G

And I'm full of fictions and fucking addictions

And I miss my mother"

Second Interlude*:

C C9 C C9

*The rhythm here is difficult to explain from the chords alone;

basically he switches between C and C9 for twelve measures. You

can hear it especially well from the left speaker.

C G F

She'll never know I could never forget her

Am C G

If I could write her a letter, I'd try with every line

C G F

To say, "She still remembers your touch

Am G

And I know that it's not much

C G F

I know that it's not much

Am G

I know that it's not much

But you still haven't lost her

C G F C G G G G

( )

You still haven't lost her

C G F C G G G G

( )

You still haven't lost her

C G F C C G F C C G F C

( )

You still haven't lost her

Not yet"

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