[ River Runs Red von Midnight Oil ]


 



        Em                     A    F C

So you cut all the tall trees down

     G                        D   B7

You poisoned the sky and the sea

        Em                          A     F C

You've taken what's good from the ground

         G                        D   B7

But you left precious little for me





        Em                     A    F C

You remember the flood and the fall

       G                      D    B7

We remember the light on the hill

        Em                    A   F C

There should be enough for us all

         G                     D    G D

But the dollar is driving us still





Chorus:

                Am

The river runs red, black rain falls

            G

Dust in my hand

            F               G

River runs red, black rain falls

                 D

  On my bleeding land





       Em                       A    F C

So we came and conquered and found

 G                     D    B7

Riches of commons and kings

       Em                         A    F C

Who strangled and wrestled the ground

          G                  D    B7

But they never put back anything

          Em                     A    F C

Now I'm trapped like a dog in a cage

     G                     D    B7

Where ever the truth is pursued

    Em                       A  F C

It must be the curse of the age

        G                 D     G D

What's taken is never renewed





The last Chorus goes:

               Am

The river runs red, black rain falls

            G

Dust in my hand

            F               G

River runs red, black rain falls

                 F  C  G  D  

  On my bleeding land



F C G D   F C G D  F C G D   F C G D

land....  land     land....   land