I Saw Red Chords

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Difficulty:	absolute beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author adrianosh [a] 60.

2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 20, 2021

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[Verse 1]
G                D          Em               D             C
Ooh, it must be magic how inside your eyes I see my destiny
G               D               Em                  D              C
Every time we kiss I feel you breathe your love so deep inside of me
       Em                     A               C        G
If the moon and stars should fall they'll be easy to replace
       Em               A         C                    G
I will lift you up to heaven and you will take their place
 
[Chorus]
   Em  G   D            C                Em G   D
And I saw red, when I opened up the door, I saw red
                C               Em     A                      C  Em   A
my heart just spilled onto the floor.   And I didn't need to see his face
         C
Cause I saw yours,
                  D         G
I saw red and I closed the door
        C                D             C
I don't think I'm gonna love you anymore
 
[Verse 2]
G            D              Em                D              C
Every day I wake up I thank God that you are still a part of me
G                    D              Em          D             C
We've opened up the door to it, so many people never find the key
Em          A              C                 G
And if the sun should ever fail to send its light
          Em                A               C        G
We would burn a thousand candles and make everything alright
 
[Chorus]
 Em  G   D            C                 Em G   D
And I saw red, when I opened up the door, I saw red
                C               Em     A                      C  Em   A
my heart just spilled onto the floor.   And I didn't need to see his face
         C
Cause I saw yours,
                  D         G
I saw red and I closed the door
        C                D             C
I don't think I'm gonna love you anymore
 
(C)                               Em                                    D
And I've been hurt and I've been blind, well I'm not sure that I'll be fine
                          C         G
I never thought it would end this way
 
[Chorus]
    Em G   D            C                 Em    D
And I saw red, when I opened up the door, I saw red
                 C              Em           A
my heart just spilled onto the floor. Ooh ohh
                      C  Em   A
And I didn't need to see his face
         C
Cause I saw yours,
                  D         G
I saw red and I closed the door
        C                D             C
I don't think I'm gonna love you anymore
 
G                  D
Ooh, it must be magic
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I Saw Red – Warrant

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Spot on chords. Always loved this song. Jani Lane's true acoustic version is on YouTube and uses finger-picking.

These aren't spot on chords. Most (if not all) of the C's should be Cadd9 (with the G note on the high E string) and the verses should step down from G to D/F# (not D) to Em to make it flow better in that bottom end. Also, the A's should be A7sus4 in the verses and A7sus4 to A7 in the Chorus's. Just adding some flair that Warrant did and that will help make your 6-string sound more full (as they used a 12-string).

C/EM/A on the chorus I think it sounds possibly better as: C G/B A. Cheers for your hard word though, enjoyed it. :-)