Turnpike Troubadours - On the red river

^DThere's a mid-July whitetail in ^Bmvelvet ^DRed as your old Chevro^Emlet ^G And ^DI was six^Ateen when you ^Gwrecked it and ^Dwe Were ^Emlucky we both walked a^Bmway ^A And you could ^Dday work and scrape out a ^Bmliving The ^Dwork for which you had been ^Embor^Gn You were ^Dquick with a ^Alaugh and for^Ggiving ^D And ^Emtied hard and fast to the ^Bmhorn ^A We had ^DKelpies and good Quarter ^BmHorses We had ^Dwheat pasture yearlings tied ^Emdown ^G We learned ^Dpain was the ^Aprice of ad^Gmission ^D And you're ^Emnever done paying it down ^{Bm A}

Back ^Bmon the red ^Ariver, not ^Ghard to re^Dmember When your ^Bmdaddy would ^Anever get ^Gold ^DWhen I saw the ^Aworld from ^Dup on your ^Gshoulders I re^Bmmember the ^Aview, when you ^Glive like we ^Ddo ^BmDeath doesn't ^Aleave with the ^Embest part of ^Bmyou ^A

On ^Ddays off, we'd help out our neigh^Bmbors And we ^Dsmiled and we sweated for ^Emfree ^G You'd ^Dearned every ^Adrink with your ^Glabor ^D And I'd ^Emsleep on your front seat 'til ^Bm3 ^A And you'd ^Dcall it a cure for a snake ^Bmbite I ^Dreached for a fifth of ^EmOld Crow ^G Some ^Dmedicine ^Ashould get your ^Ghead right ^D When the ^Emsymptoms were starting to show ^{Bm A}

Back ^Bmon the red ^Ariver, not ^Ghard to re^Dmember When your ^Bmdaddy would ^Anever get ^Gold ^DWhen I saw the ^Aworld from ^Dup on your ^Gshoulders I re^Bmmember the ^Aview, when you ^Glive like we ^Ddo ^BmDeath doesn't ^Aleave with the ^Embest part of ^Bmyou ^A

And there are ^Dpickups lined up down the ^Bmdriveway Have I ^Dreally been gone for two ^Emyear^Gs? I'd ^Dbe on my ^Athird on a ^Ggood day ^D I ^Emfind my last bottle of beer ^{Bm A} I guess ^DSaturday started without you ^Bm I ^Dknew before I got the ^Emcall ^G The ^Dred July ^Abucks were in ^Gvelvet ^D I'll ^Emtell you about 'em this ^Bmfall ^A

Back ^Bmon the red ^Ariver, not ^Ghard to re^Dmember When your ^Bmdaddy would ^Anever get ^Gold Got a ^Dlook at the ^Aworld from ^Dup on your ^Gshoulders I re^Bmmember the ^Aview, when you ^Glive like we ^Ddo ^BmDeath doesn't ^Aleave with the ^Embest part of ^Bmyou

Got a ^Bmlook at the ^Aworld from ^Dup on your ^Gshould^Der^Gs I re^Bmmember the ^Aview, when you ^Glive like we ^Ddo ^BmDeath doesn't ^Aleave with the ^Embest part of ^Bmyou