[Intro]
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[Verse]
C G C
From this valley they say you are leaving,
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I will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,
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For they say you are taking the sunshine
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that has brightened our pathways awhile.
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C G C
Do you think of this valley you're leaving
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C G
O how long and how sad it will be
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C
do you think of the fond hearts you're
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breakin
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And the sadness you cast over me
C
[Chorus]
C G C
Come and sit by my side if you love me;
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C G
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
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G C F
Just remember the Red River Valley,
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And the one that has loved you so true.
[Instrumental]
C Dm C G (2 COUNTS) C F G C
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[Verse]
C G C
I have waited a long time, my darlin,
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C G
for those words you never could say,
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G C F
But, alas, now my fond hopes have vanished?
F G C
For they tell me your goin away.
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[Verse]
C G C
As you go to your home by the ocean,
C G Dm
May you never forget those sweet hours,
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That we spent in the Red River Valley,
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And the love we exchanged With the flowers.
[Chorus]
C G C
Come and sit by my side if you love me;
C
C G
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
G
G C F
Just remember the Red River Valley,
G C
And the one that has loved you so true.
[Outro]
C G C
Oh Come sit by my side if you love me;
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C G
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
G
C F
Just remember the Red River Valley,
G C
And the one that has loved you so true.
C
[Instrumental]
C G G C G C
And the one that has loved you so true.