baby’s a red
by : house of heroes
standard tuning
capo 5 ( or w/o capo played in D , i just like the chords better in A )
love this song , but i couldnt find it charted out anywhere , so heres my best shot at it . enjoy!
i wrote out the chords that might be different from usual . . . the rest are
just normal . this is how i play it , and it works pretty well with the track .
C#m D2/F# E/D
E | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
B | – – – 5 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – |
G | – – – 6 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 1 – – – |
D | – – – 6 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – |
A | – – – 4 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – |
E | – – – 4 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
verse 1 :
A C#m
ooh , ooh , little red , with your heart in stalingrad
D2/F# E/D
oh , it kills me how they hate you , but they just dont understand
A C#m
oh , oh – oh , red , when they put me on the stand
D2/F# E/D A
i will testify i loved you , and im not ashamed to be your comrade
chorus :
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
red! red! babys a red!
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
shes blood red! babys a red!
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) C E
the feds said , lock her in lead;
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) E A
shes red! but i love her!
A Dm A
( hammer and sickle on my mind . . . )
verse :
A C#m
ooh , ooh , little red , its not like mccarthy said
D2/F# E/D
though we differ on religion , we both support the working man
A C#m
oh , oh – oh , red , if the bombs fall on our lands
D2/F# E/D A
then our politics won’t matter . . . only that i loved you until death
A Dm
( hammer and sickle . . . )
chorus :
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
red! red! babys a red!
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
shes blood red! babys a red!
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) C E
the feds said , lock her in lead;
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) E
shes red! but i love her!
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
oh! yeah! babys a red!
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
shes blood red! babys a red!
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) C E
the feds said , lock her in lead;
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) E F
shes red! but i love her!
bridge :
Dm A Dm
i want to touch you and im not afraid
A Dm
i want to touch you and im not ashamed
A Dm ( hold )
i want to tell you that im not afraid . . . theyll burn us at the stake!
Dm A Dm
i want to love you and im not afraid
A Dm
i want to love you and im not ashamed
A Dm ( hold )
i want to love you and im not afraid; oh , baby . . .
( A Dm guitar solo . . . ill probably tab it out later )
A Dm A Dm A
( hammer and sickle on my mind . . . ) saint petersburg in summertime . . .
Dm A Dm A
( hammer and sickle on my mind . . . ) stars over moscow shining bright . . .
Dm A Dm A
( hammer and sickle on my mind . . . ) the shores of astrakhan are fine . . .
A Dm A G
( hammer and sickle on my mi – i – ind . . . )
chorus :
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
red! red! babys a red!
A ( mute ) A ( mute ) E D2/F#
shes blood red! babys a red!
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) C E
the feds said , lock her in lead;
F ( mute ) F ( mute ) E A
shes red! but i love her!
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