Saturday, August 15, 2009

Red river valley (La vall del riu vermell)

It's a sad song, typically a good bye song, but I love to play it. Enjoy it!

 6    7   8   8   -8   7
From this valley they say

-8 7 -6 7
you are going,

6 7 8 7 8 9
We will miss your bright eyes

-9 8 -8
and sweet smile,

9 -9 8 8 -8 7 -8
For they say you are taking

8 9 -9
the sun-shine

-6 -6 6 -7
That has brightened

7 -8 8 -8 7
our pathway awhile.

chorus
Come and sit by my side, if you love me,
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
Just remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true.

SOURCE
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My particular tab of this song that fits well with the Catalan version (La vall del riu vermell). Also, playing both versions consecutively sounds very nice.

3 4 5 5 5 5 -4 5 -4 4
Trobarem a faltar el teu somriure,

3 4 5 -4 5 6 -5 5 -4
dius que ens deixes te'n vas lluny d'aquí

6 -5 5 -4 4 4 -4 5 6 -5
però el record de la vall on vas viure
-6 -6 6 -7 7 -8 8 -8   7
no l'esborra la pols del camí.

El teu front duu la llum de l'albada,
ja no solquen dolors ni treballs
i el vestit amarat de rosada
és vermell com el riu de la vall.
Quan arribis a dalt la carena
mira el riu i la vall que has deixat
i aquest cor que ara guarda la pena
tan amarga del teu comiat.

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