# River Runs Red by Midnight Oil e----------0------- -------3--------| B--------0---0----- -------0--------| G------2-------2--- 3 times -------2--------| D----1-----------1- -------1--------| A--2--------------- -------2--------| E------------------ ----------------| Intro and Verse: e|---------------------------------------------------------0-------| B|---------------------1-----------------------3---------0---0-----| G|-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2-----2-------2---| D|---2---2---2---2-3---------2---2-----0---0---------1-----------1-| A|---------0---------------3---------2---2---------2---------------| E|-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------| The solos in the Intro: D|-3--2--0--3--020-3--0------------------| A|-----------------------020----0--------| E|---------------------------3------2----| D|---/4--5--4/2/0------------------------| A|-----------------/4--5--4/2/0----------| E|---------------------------------------| G|--------0------------------------------| D|-----------2--2-0----------------------| A|------------------3-2-0----------------| E|-0-------------------------------------| and these four chords strummed fast: Em F G B7 Em e|--7---8---10---7--------0-| B|--8---10--12---7--------0-| G|--9---10--12---8--------0-| D|--9---10--12---7--------2-| A|--7---8---10---9--------2-| E|--0---8---10---7--------0-| Verse:

So you c^Emut all the tall trees d^Aown ^F ^C You p^Goisoned the sky and the s^Dea ^B7 You've t^Emaken what's good from the gr^Aound ^F ^C But you l^Geft precious little for m^De ^B7

You reme^Emmber the flood and the ^Afall ^F ^C We reme^Gmber the light on the h^Dill ^B7 There sh^Emould be enough for us ^Aall ^F ^C But the d^Gollar is driving us st^Dill ^G ^D

Chorus:

The river runs r^Amed, black rain falls Dust in my h^Gand River runs r^Fed, black rain f^Galls On my bleeding ^Dland

So we c^Emame and conquered and fou^And ^F ^C R^Giches of commons and k^Dings ^B7 Who str^Emangled and wrestled the gro^Aund ^F ^C But they n^Gever put back anyth^Ding ^B7 Now I'm tr^Emapped like a dog in a c^Aage ^F ^C Where^Gever the truth is purs^Dued ^B7 It m^Emust be the curse of the a^Age ^F ^C What's t^Gaken is never rene^Dwed ^G ^D

The last Chorus goes:

The river runs ^Amred, black rain falls Dust in my h^Gand River runs r^Fed, black rain f^Galls On my bleeding ^Flan^Cd ^G ^D

^Fla^Cnd^G..^D.. ^Fla^Cnd^G ^D ^Fla^Cnd^G..^D.. ^F l^Can^Gd ^D

Original Tableture by Kai. luko@informatik.uni-rostock.de Additions/Corrections by Jonathan Hart Oils@total.net Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 14:14:43 +0100 From: jaensch@r5.mnd.fh-wiesbaden.de Subject: midnight_oil.tab date: 25/11/97 transcriber: stephan jaensch e-mail: jaensch@r5.mnd.fh-wiesbaden.de artist: midnight oil song: river runs red album: blue sky mining author: rob hirst / jim moginie h: hammer-on p: pull-off s: slide b: bend r: release INTRO I E---------0---------------0---------------0-------3-| B-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----0-| G-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2-| D---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1-1-| A-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-| E---------------------------------------------------| INTRO II/VERSE (originally by piano) E--------------------------------------------------| B---------------------1-----------------------3----| G-----0-------2-----2---2-----0-------------2---2--| D---2---2---2---2-----------2---2-----0---0--------| A---------0---------------3---------2---2----------| E-0---------------1---------------3----------------| (skip before chorus) E---------0--------| B-------0---0------| G-----2-------2----| D---1-----------1--| A-2----------------| E------------------| play before chorus: G D CHORUS Am G F G D return to verse, chorus(2x), skip D second time and play: PART II E-----0-------0---------------2---| B---1---1---0---0-----3-----0---0-| G-------------------4---4---------| D---------------------------------| A---------------------------------| E-1-------0-------3-------2-------| return to chorus, part II, ending on a G chord RHYTHM FILL (...the age what's taken...) E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D-2h3-2-0---3p2p0---0-------------| A---------3-------3---2p0---0-----| E-------------------------3---2s0-| INTRO SOLO (light distortion) E---------------------------------------------0-----------------| B-------------------------------------------0---0---------------| G-----2-2---------------------------------2-------2-------------| D-0h2-3-2-0---3p2p0---0-----------------1-----------1-3s4-5-4s2-| A-----------3-------3---2p0---0-----0-2-------------------------| E---------------------------3---2s0-----------------------------| E---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-6s7-------------7-7-7-7-5-4---| B---------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----10-8-8s10-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-| G-------------------0-------------------------------------------| D-0-------------2s3---------------------------------------------| A---3s4-5-4s2-0-------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E-----0-----------------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-| B-5-4-0-0---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G-----0---0-------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D-----2-----2-3-2-0-2---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A---------------------3-----------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-| B-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-| G-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------12-12-12-12-| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-0-2b3r2-0---------------------------------------------------| E-----------3-2-0-0-------------------------------------------| E-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| B-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-0-| G-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-| D----------------------------------------------------------0-| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| so you cut all the tall trees down you poisoned the sky and the sea you've taken what's good from the ground but you left precious little for me you remember the flood and the fall we remember the light on the hill there should be enough for us all but the dollar is driving us still river runs red black rain falls dust in my hand river runs red black rain falls on my bleedin land so we came and conquered and found riches of commons and kings who strangled and wrestled the ground but they never put back anything now i'm trapped like a dog in a cage wherever the truth is pursued it must be the curse of the age what's taken is never renewed river runs red... so this is how i could work it out. if any one has any corrections, additions or whatever please add it to my tab or send it to me.

Midnight Oil - River runs red