Learn to play "Please Don't Play Red River Valley" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# F A# Well I see you got yourself a brand new harmonica F Mail ordered from the Steagal's catalogue A# D# Boy I hope you can learn to play it like Lonnie Glossom A# And while you added you to oughta learn a verse or two D# A# Of Red River Valley F A# Oh My Darling Clementine or Salty Dog Chorus: D# A# Oh but please don't play Red River Valley F And how about Polly Wolly doodle all day and see A# You know the only song I ever learned to play On my 2 dollar and 98 cent harmonica That I got from Wayne Raney in Clint Texas D# A# c-L-I-N-T Clint Texas was Red River Valley F A# Then she said farewell to my French harp and me Well I see you're doing pretty good on your new harmonica But don't you think you ought to learn about one more tune you know See you hold it like you's going to eat a handful of popcorn And sometime you suck in and sometimes you blow Chorus: But friend now please don't play Red River Valley And how about Polly Wolly doodle all day Like I said the only song I ever learnd On my 2 dollar and 98 cent harmonica that I got from Clint Texas From Wayne Raney in Clint Texas was Red River Valley Oh then she said farewell to my french harp and me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# D# F Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Please Don't Play Red River Valley" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Please Don't Play Red River Valley" by Johnny Cash.