Blood Red River Tabs & Lyrics by Beth Orton
Blood Red River
guitar tabs lyrics
From her album Central Reservation
(Simple picking pattern easy to work out)
Intro:
Bm D
Bm D
Verse 1:
Bm
Took a friend I found
D
Cross some blood red river
Bm
Never did find my way home
D
In time to forgive her
Pre-Chorus 1:
Bm D F# F#7
Why must people always want what they can't have
Bm D F# F#7
Why must people always grab what they'd never grasp
Chorus:
Bm
How did we get so far
D F#
How did we move so fast away
F#7 Bm
From the lilac-lillied lake
D F#
I'm sure we used to stay
F#7
Is it only a dream away
Bm D F# F#7
Verse 2:
Took a raft I found
Cross some blood red river
Never did find my way home
In time for my dinner
Pre-Chorus 2:
Why must people always want what they never have
Why is it a crime to miss a part of you that's bled
Chorus
Bm D F#
Only a dream away ...
Bm D F#
Away ... yeah
Bm D F#
Verse 3:
Lost a friend I found
Down some blood red river
Never did find my way home
In time to forget her
Pre-Chorus 3:
Why must people always want what they can't have
Why must people always take but forget to ask
Chorus
Bm D F#
only a dream ... only a dream away
Bm D F#
away ... yeah
Bm D F# Bm
