Verse: 
    D                    C            G   
At general delivery, she picks up her mail 
D                      G 
Mama says Johnny just got out of jail 
    D(riff 2) 
She hopes he don't know where she's at 
                             C9(riff 1)   G 
How could she had ever loved that kind of cat 
 
 
Chorus: 
    C             D            G 
She remembers the dance in the moonlight 
         C           D            G 
From the hall to the back of his car 
G                          C 
He taught her how to drink whiskey 
D                 C9(riff 1)    G 
Three chords on a pawnshop guitar 
 
Chorus 2: 
    C             D             G 
She remembers the first time he kissed her 
C             D           G 
Back when the feeling was new 
G                      C             
She sang the Red River Valley 
        D           C9(riff 1)   G            C9         G 
For the cowboy who loved her so true 
 
 
Verse: 
      D                     C              G 
She's working each night at what she knows best 
D                        G 
Hanging in bars with professional guests 
D (riff 2) 
She picks up young buckaroo 
                          C9(riff 1)  G 
Because he reminds her of someone she knew 
 
Instrumental Break 
 
 
Verse: 
D                       C           G 
Telephone rings off the hook by her bed 
    D                        G 
The other ends Johnny with a gun to his head 
         D(riff 2) 
Said you always looked good in black 
                               C9(riff 1)     G         
The next thing she heard was a bone chilling crack 
 
 
Verse: 
    C           D            G 
She pulled into town just at sunrise 
C        D             G 
Mama had strong coffee on 
      G                         C 
Said "You know he's always been crazy 
    D           C9(riff 1)    G 
Its best for us all that he's gone" 
 
Instrumental Break 
 
 
Verse: 
   G                     C 
So at the request of the family 
G                      D 
Service was held for a few 
G                      C          
She sang the Red River Valley 
        D          C9(riff 1)   G 
For the cowboy who loved her so true 
 
 
Chorus: 
           C                                   D                               
G 
She remembered the dance in the moon light 
                       C                           D 
 G 
From the hall to the back of his car 
G                          C 
He taught her how to drink whiskey 
         D           C9(riff 1)  G 
Three chords on a pawn shop guitar 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
       C             D             G 
She remembered the first time he kissed her 
C             D           G 
Back when the feeling was new 
G                      C 
She sang the Red River Valley 
        D          C9(riff 1)   G 
For the cowboy who loved her so true 
 
 
 
 
Kyle [email protected]