D                               Em     D
so long to the red river valley,
D                                                  Em 
my ropin'  and wranglin' is through
A                Em                        D
and so farewell to the home corral
                   Em                            A                
and all the old friends that I knew
D                        Em             D
goodbye to the old empty bunkhouse  
D                             D                  A  
where i dreamed the hours away 
A                               Em                D
send my mail to the end of the trail 
                            A     A       D
so long to the red river valley
                           Em               Em   Em
i'll roll up my beddin' and pack up  my 
D                                                           Em    A
clothes and lighten my heart  with  a song
            D                     Em
for where i'll  be travelin' ,  nobody knows   
                                 Em                      D        A
so i'll have to be movin' a long

Repeat Chorus  2nd time

[Thanks to Buck Carroll for tabs]