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Red Red Wine

Red Red Wine was composed by Neil Diamond in 1967. The song gained great fame in UB40s reggae version in 1983, which featured a lighter and more festive interpretation of the original song. The inspiration for the lyrics came after Diamond had experienced a period of heartbreak.

Key: G

Introduction:

                 G  C  D  
  Red red wine,
                 G    C    D  
  Go to my head,
                          G    C    D  
  Make me forget that I
                 G    C    D  
  Still need her so,
                  G    C    D  
  Red red wine,
                 G    C    D  
  It' s up to you,
                     G    C    D  
  All I can do I' ve done,
                         G  C  D  
  But memories won' t go,
         D                  C  D  
  No, memories won' t go..

  G  C  D  
                 D  
  I have sworn,
                  G  
  That with time,
                  C                        G  
  Thoughts of you would leave my head,
             D              G  
  I was wrong and I find,
                 C                        D  
  Just one thing makes me forget...

             G  C  D  
  Red red wine,
                      G  C  D  
  Stay close to me,
                        G  C  D  
  Don' t let me be alone,
                        G  C  D  
  It' s tearin'  apart
      D                    C  D  
  My blue, blue heart.

  G  C  D  
                D  
  I have sworn,
                  G  
  That with time,
                  C                        G  
  Thoughts of you would leave my head,
                D             G  
  I was wrong and I find,
                 C                      D  
  Just one thing makes me forget...

                 G  C  D  
  Red red wine,
                      G  C  D  
  Stay close to me,
                     G  C  D  
  Don' t let me be alone,
                     G  C  D  
  It' s tearin'  apart
        D                C  D  
  My blue, blue heart.
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