Rio Grande — Eilen Jewell
Chords and lyrics for Rio Grande by Eilen Jewell (key of B).
Verse 1
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Intro
| Bm | Bm | Bm |Em F# F#7 Em | Bm
Verse 1
[Bm]This place plays [F#]tricks on [Bm]me
[Em] I don’t know [Em7]why I’m [Bm]here
[Em] So peaceful [Em7]and [Bm]serene
But [F#] it only [F#7]brings me [Bm]tears
Good [Bm7]lord [F#] it only [F#7]brings me [Bm]tears
Chorus
[Bm]My bad luck [Bm7]boots
And my [Bm]hard luck hand
My [Em]coal black thoughts
[Bm]Reappear, [Bm7]reprimand[Em]
[Em]And hold my head
To the [Bm]silt, to the [Bm7]sand
To the [F#]bone-white [F#7]dead
Of the [Bm]Rio Grande
Instrumental
| Bm Bm7 | Bm Bm7 | Em Em7 | Bm |
| Em Em7 | Bm Bm7 | F# F#7 | Bm |
Verse 2
[Bm]I return [F#]every last [Bm]time
With a [Em]strong and a hopeful [Bm]heart
But [Em]under a mocking blue [Bm]sky
[Bm7]Somehow [F#] it all just [F#7]crumbles [Bm]apart [Bm7]mmm
[F#] it all just [F#7]crumbles [Bm]apart
Chorus
[Bm]My bad luck [Bm7]boots
And my [Bm]hard luck hand
My [Em]coal black thoughts
[Bm]Reappear, [Bm7]reprimand[Em]
[Em]And hold my head
To the [Bm]silt, to the [Bm7]sand
To the [F#]bone-white [F#7]dead
Of the [Bm]Rio Grande
Instrumental
| Bm Bm7 | Bm Bm7 | Em Em7 | Bm |
| Em Em7 | Bm Bm7 | F# F#7 | Bm |
Outro
The [Bm]pines have [F#7]lost their [Bm]green[Bm7]
Now they [Em] stare [Em7]without a [Bm]sound[Bm7]
The [Em]wind’s too [Em7]cold to [Bm]sing[Bm7]
The snow is [F#]heavy [F#7] on the [Bm]ground[Bm7]
[F#] [F#7]Heavy on the [Bm][F#]ground[Bm][F#7]
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