James Keelaghan - Red river rising

The ^Emnight a moonlit shadow, cut with barren trees ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside A fine grey mare beneath me, mud up to my knees ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside

^GRed River's rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^GRed River's rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^C Cory's on the other ^Dside

Well, ^EmThomas Scott he took the lead, we rode to Portage Town ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside Metis riders on our tail, it's soon they rode us down ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside

^GRed River's rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^GRed River's rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^C Cory's on the other ^Dside

Well, the ^Emclouds above the stockade wall were heavy with the snow ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside The muffled drums beat out the time and Thomas was laid low ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside

^GRed River's rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^GRed River's rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^C Cory's on the other ^Dside She's on the other ^Emside

^GRed River rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^GRed River rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^C Cory's on the other ^Dside

Now, ^EmCory at the prison door, her eyes were cold and blue ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside Wore a rose in her hair just like the Spanish ladies do ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside

^GRed River rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^GRed River rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^GRed River rising, the ^EmRed River's rising ^C Cory's ^Don the other ^Emside ^C Cory's on the other ^Dside She's on the other ^Emside