The Steeldrivers - River runs red

The thi^Drty-first day of D^Cecember Three t^Ghousand dressed in blue and g^Dray All ^Dsons of the Heavenly Fa^Cther ^GLay in a watery grav^De

And the river runs red ^{C G} The river runs red ^{D C G D}

One s^Dhot woke the Tennessee mo^Crnin' Soon f^Gire and smoke filled the s^Dky ^DThen rain came down with no wa^Crning ^GAs sorrow fell down from all si^Ddes

The river runs r^Ded The river runs ^Am/Cred No winners or losers^G When you count the dead ^D We watch it roll by,^D We all bow our heads,^Am/C The guns have gone silent^G But the river runs red ^{D C G}

Now R^Dogers was from Al^Cabama And T^Ghomas an old New York t^Down But s^Doon they would die like blood br^Cothers In the s^Gtreets where their souls would flow ^Ddown

The river runs red^D The river runs^Am/C red No winners or losers^G When you count the dead ^D We watch it roll by,^D We all bow our heads,^Am/C The guns have gone silent^G But the river runs red ^{C G D}

Some sa^Fy you could see round for ^Gmiles And it flowed that way so many y^Dears Now the wa^Fter looks clean and u^Gntainted But Stones River will never run c^Glear

The river runs red ^D The river runs^Am/C red No winners or losers^G When you count the dead ^D We watch it roll by,^D We all bow our heads,^Am/C The guns have gone silent^G But the river runs red ^{D C G}