Run Red Run:The Coasters.
#29 on R&B and #30 BB Hot 100 on
ATCO records in 1959.
INTRO: F Fm
#1.
[Fm]Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey..[Bb]got him from
a pawn shop broker.
[C]Taught that monkey how to [Bb]guzzle beer and he [Ab]taught him
how to play stud [Fm]poker.
Last [F]night when they were gambling in the kitchen, the [Bb]monkey,
he was taking a beating.
The [C]monkey said Red, I'm going to [Bb]shoot you dead, because I
[C]know darn [F]well you been cheating.
CHORUS:
[Fm]Well, run [F]Red run, because he's [Eb]got your [F]gun and he's aiming
it at your head.
[G]Run Red [Bb]run, because he's [F#]got your gun, and he's [Fm]aiming it at
your head.
[F]You better [C]get up and wail, you better [Bb]move your tail, before he
[F]fills it [Fm]full of [F]lead.
#2.
Oh, [Eb]Red jumped [F]up and started to move like a [Bb]P80-Saber Jet.
He [C]zoomed around the corner, and he [Bb]disappeared and [Gm]everybody started
to [Fm]fade.
[Fm]The race was on, you know the [Bb]chase was on, and Red he sure could run.
But, let me [C]tell you sport, don't sell that [Bb]monkey short, because he's a
[F]travelling son of a gun.
CHORUS:
[Fm]Well, run [F]Red run, because he's [Eb]got your gun and he's [F]aiming
it at your head.
[G]Run Red [Bb]run, because he's [F#]got your gun, and he's [Fm]aiming it at
your head.
[F]You better [Cm]get up and wail, you better [Bbm]move your tail, before he
[F]fills it [Fm]full of [F]lead.
INTERLUDE: Fm F Gm F..G Gm F G F..C Dm
#3.
The [F]monkey trapped Red in a [Fm]parking lot..[Gm]down [Bb]along the Ave[F]nue.
The [G]monkey said, Red, you've made a [Bb]man out of me, now I'm [Fm]going to [F#]make a
[Ab]monkey out of [F]you.
[F]Give me your car keys and give me your watch, [Bb]give it to me or I'll
shoot.
[C]Going to put on your brand new [Bb]Stetson hat and go to [F]town in your new
brown suit.
CHORUS:
[Fm]Well, run [F]Red run, because he's [Eb]got your gun and he's [F]aiming
it at your head.
[Bb]Run Red run, because he's [F]got your gun, and he's [Fm]aiming it at
your head.
[F]You better [G]get up and wail, you better [Bb]move your tail, before he
[A]fills it [C]full of [F]lead.
OUTRO:
F Gm F Bb Gm F..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#29 on R&B and #30 BB Hot 100 on
ATCO records in 1959.
INTRO: F Fm
#1.
[Fm]Oh, Red went and bought himself a monkey..[Bb]got him from
a pawn shop broker.
[C]Taught that monkey how to [Bb]guzzle beer and he [Ab]taught him
how to play stud [Fm]poker.
Last [F]night when they were gambling in the kitchen, the [Bb]monkey,
he was taking a beating.
The [C]monkey said Red, I'm going to [Bb]shoot you dead, because I
[C]know darn [F]well you been cheating.
CHORUS:
[Fm]Well, run [F]Red run, because he's [Eb]got your [F]gun and he's aiming
it at your head.
[G]Run Red [Bb]run, because he's [F#]got your gun, and he's [Fm]aiming it at
your head.
[F]You better [C]get up and wail, you better [Bb]move your tail, before he
[F]fills it [Fm]full of [F]lead.
#2.
Oh, [Eb]Red jumped [F]up and started to move like a [Bb]P80-Saber Jet.
He [C]zoomed around the corner, and he [Bb]disappeared and [Gm]everybody started
to [Fm]fade.
[Fm]The race was on, you know the [Bb]chase was on, and Red he sure could run.
But, let me [C]tell you sport, don't sell that [Bb]monkey short, because he's a
[F]travelling son of a gun.
CHORUS:
[Fm]Well, run [F]Red run, because he's [Eb]got your gun and he's [F]aiming
it at your head.
[G]Run Red [Bb]run, because he's [F#]got your gun, and he's [Fm]aiming it at
your head.
[F]You better [Cm]get up and wail, you better [Bbm]move your tail, before he
[F]fills it [Fm]full of [F]lead.
INTERLUDE: Fm F Gm F..G Gm F G F..C Dm
#3.
The [F]monkey trapped Red in a [Fm]parking lot..[Gm]down [Bb]along the Ave[F]nue.
The [G]monkey said, Red, you've made a [Bb]man out of me, now I'm [Fm]going to [F#]make a
[Ab]monkey out of [F]you.
[F]Give me your car keys and give me your watch, [Bb]give it to me or I'll
shoot.
[C]Going to put on your brand new [Bb]Stetson hat and go to [F]town in your new
brown suit.
CHORUS:
[Fm]Well, run [F]Red run, because he's [Eb]got your gun and he's [F]aiming
it at your head.
[Bb]Run Red run, because he's [F]got your gun, and he's [Fm]aiming it at
your head.
[F]You better [G]get up and wail, you better [Bb]move your tail, before he
[A]fills it [C]full of [F]lead.
OUTRO:
F Gm F Bb Gm F..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
