Intro riff bar chords:
E x7999x
D/E x7777x
C/E x7555x
B x6444x
ORDER: I V1 C1 INT1 V2 C2 INT2 B INT3 C3 INT4 O
[INTRO]
E | | | |
E | | | |
E | | | |
E | D/E | C/E | B |
E | D/E | C/E | B |
E | | | |
[VERSE 1]
E D/E
I've read it all, it's black and white
C/E B
The spectrum made any shade I like
E D/E
All my crimson rays are ruby bright
C/E
Give me technicolor light, ow
[CHORUS 1]
E
Give me red!
D A
I want red,
A D E
There's no substitute for red
E
(Red!)
D A
Paint it red,
A D E
'cause green ain't me compared to red
[INTERLUDE 1]
B | A E | E | A B |
B | A E | E | A B |
E | | | |
[VERSE 2]
E D/E
You don't know what it does to me
C/E B
My crimson sin intensity
E D/E
I'm haunted by the mystery
C/E B
The mystery of red, red, RED!
[CHORUS 2]
E
Give me red!
D A
Knocks 'em dead
A D E
Some like it hot, but I like it red
[INTERLUDE 2]
E | | | |
Are you ready?
[BRIDGE]
A7 E
Red is my lover, got it covered
A7 E
Red is my number, sure is a comer
A7 E
Red is my drummer, and I hear red thunder
A7 B
So move over brother, Red's a mother
[INTERLUDE 3]
B | | | |
Ow!
| | | |
[CHORUS 3]
E D E
Ah, give me red! (Red! Red!)
A7
E D E
(Red! Red!)
A7
Won't you move over brother, move over brother
[INTERLUDE 4]
D/E | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
C D C | C D E |
C D C | C D E |
C D C | C D E |
C D C | C D E |
[OUTRO]
E D E A7
(Red! Red!) Oh yeah!
E D E A7
(Red! Red!) That's what I said,
E D E A7
(Red! Red!) Come on to bed
E D E A7
(Red! Red!) Gimme that expensive spread
E D E A7
(Red! Red!) uh
E D E A7
(Red! Red!)
E D E A7
(Red! Red!) Gimme red, red, red, red, red, red, red
E D E A7
(Red! Red!) Yeah yeah!
E D E A7 | | | E
(Red! Red!) Look out!