Red River Shore chords

[VERSE 1]
S[C]ome of us turn off the lights and we live
And the moonlight shooting b[F]y
Some of us scare ourselves to dea[C]th in the dark
To be where the angels [G]fly
[C]Pretty maids all in a row lined up
Outside my cabin[F] door
I've never wanted any of them [C]wanting me
Except the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore

[VERSE 2]
W[C]ell, I sat by her side and for a while I tried
To make that girl my w[F]ife
She gave me her best advice and sh[C]e said
Go home and lead a quiet [G]life
Well, I [C]been to the east and I been to the west
And I been out where the black[F] winds roar
Somehow though I never did [C]get that far
With the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore

[VERSE 3]
W[C]ell, I knew when I first laid eyes on her
I could never be f[F]ree
One look at her and I kne[C]w right away
She should always be w[G]ith me
Well[C] , the dream dried up a long time ago
Don't know where it is [F]anymore
True to life, true[C] to me
Was the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore

[VERSE 4]
We[C]ll, I'm wearing the cloak of misery
And I've tasted jilted [F]love
And the frozen smile upon m[C]y face
Fits me like a glo[G]ve
Well, I [C]can't escape from those memories
Of the one that I'll al[F]ways adore
All those nights, when I lay in[C] the arms
Of the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore

[VERSE 5]
Wel[C]l, we're living in the shadows of a fading past
Trapped in the fires of[F] time
I'd tried not to ever hur[C]t anybody
And to stay out of a life of[G] crime
And [C]when it's all been said and done
I never did know the [F]score
One more day is another d[C]ay away
From the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore

[VERSE 6]
We[C]ll, I'm a stranger here in a strange land
But I know this is where I[F] belong
I'll ramble and gamble for t[C]he one I love
And the hills will give me [G]a song
Though [C]nothing looks familiar to me
I know I've stayed h[F]ere before
Once, a thousand ni[C]ghts ago
With the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore

[VERSE 7]
W[C]ell, I went back to see about her once
Went back to straighten it[F] out
Everybody that I talked to h[C]ad seen us there
Said they didn't know who I was tal[G]king about
Well, the [C]sun went down on me a long time ago
I had to go back from t[F]he door
I wish I could have spent every[C] hour of my life
With the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore

[VERSE 8]
Now[C] I heard of a guy who lived a long time ago
A man full of sorrow and stri[F]fe
That if someone around him die[C]d and was dead
He knew how to bring 'em on back[G] to life
Well, I do[C]n't know what kind of language he used
Or if they do that kind of thing[F] anymore
Sometimes I think nobody saw me[C] here at all
Except the [C]girl from the Red [G]River [C]Shore