Intro:  E A E A         (throughout the whole song, for the transition from E to A, plonk the 'aul pinky down on the 2nd fret of the high E string)

                                         E A                                                        E A
And i'm pullin on the Red Chord, that pulls you back to me lord,

                          C#m   B                     A
That helps me out, when you're away,

                                     E A                                                        E A
And i was in the army, when they called you back to save me,

                                C#m   B                       A
And I was resting soft, in the arms of my war

                                                   E   A                                             E   A
And I'm pullin on the Red Chord, that pulls you back to me lord

                                                 E    A                                                   C#m            B
And I'm pullin on the Red Chord, so you're not so far away,

                                E    A                           E    A
And I was at the uni, at the university of,

            C#m  B                            A
Blind Love, and black poetry,

                                                E    A                                                   E    A
And it was there I found you, and you were happy like an angel,

                                                   C#m   B                                                                   A
But for everything you've learned, there's something you must let go of,

                                                    E    A
And I'm pullin on the red chord...........