Misc Traditional - The red river valley

From this v^Falley they s^Cay you are g^Foing; I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet ^Csmile, For ala^Fs you take w^F7ith you the s^Bbunshine That has b^Frightened my ^C7pathway a-w^Fhile

Come and s^Fit by my ^Cside if you ^Flove me. Do not hasten to bid me a^Cdieu. But r^Femember the R^F7ed River V^Bballey And the g^Firl who has l^C7oved you so ^F7true.

For this l^Fong, long ^Ctime I have^F waited For the words that you never would ^Csay, But now ^Fmy last ^F7hope has ^Bbvanished When they ^Ftell me that you're ^C7going ^Faway.

Oh there ^Fnever could ^Cbe such a ^Flonging In the heart of a white maiden's ^Cbreast As there i^Fs in the ^F7heart that is ^Bbbreaking With l^Fove for the^C7 boy who came^F west.

Come and s^Fit by my ^Cside if you ^Flove me. Do not hasten to bid me a^Cdieu. But r^Femember the R^F7ed River V^Bballey And the g^Firl who has l^C7oved you so ^F7true.

Will you t^Fhink of the v^Calley you're ^Fleaving? Oh, how lonely and dreary 'twill^C be! Will you t^Fhink of the ^F7fond heart you're ^Bbbreaking And be ^Ftrue to your ^C7promise to ^Fme?

The dark ^Fmaiden's ^Cprayer for her ^Flover To them spirit that rules o'er the ^Cworld His ^Fpathway with ^F7sunshine may ^Bbcover, Leave his ^Fgrief to the ^C7Red River ^FGirl.

Come and s^Fit by my ^Cside if you ^Flove me. Do not hasten to bid me a^Cdieu. But r^Femember the R^F7ed River V^Bballey And the g^Firl who has l^C7oved you so ^F7true