Tom: G
Em
Em
Am
F
C
So you cut all the tall trees down
G
D
B7
You poisoned the sky and the sea
Em
Am
F
C
You've taken what's good from the ground
G
D
B7
But you've left precious little for me
Em
Am
F
C
You remember the flood and the fall
G
D
B7
We remember the light on the hill
Em
Am
F
C
There should be enough for us all
G
D
B7
But the dollar is driving us still
Am
G
River runs red, black rain falls, dust in my hand
F
G
D
River runs red, black rain falls, on my bleeding land
Em
Am
F
C
So we came and we conquered and found
G
D
B7
Riches of commons and kings
Em
Am
F
C
Who strangled and wrestled the ground
G
D
B7
But they never put back anything
Em
Am
F
C
Now I'm trapped like a dog in a cage
G
D
B7
Wherever the truth is pursued
Em
Am
F
C
It must be the curse of the age
G
D
B7
What's taken is never renewed
Am
G
River runs red, black rain falls, dust in my hand
F
G
D
River runs red, black rain falls, on my bleeding land
Am
G
River runs red, black rain falls, dust in my hand
F
G
C
G
D/F#
riff
River runs red, black rain falls, on my bleeding land
Am
G
River runs red, black rain falls, dust in my hand
F
G
D
River runs red, black rain falls, on my bleeding land
Am
G
River runs red, black rain falls, dust in my hand
F
G
C
G
D/F#
riff
River runs red, black rain falls, on my bleeding land