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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:

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              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..

              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.

             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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