Red Strokes

	  		THE RED STROKES 
BY. James Garver, Lisa Sanderson, 
    Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks 
Album 
IN PIECES 
 
  
 Here is what I have figured out so far, wrong or right, this is how I 
 play it. 
 
 
 
INRTO: 
piano arranged for guitar.  Someday I'll put the dobro in too. 
 
  A                      F#m                Dmaj7 
 
|----------------------|------------------|--------------------------------- 
|-2--0-----------------|-------0----------|-0h2----------------------------- 
|-------2--2--------2--|-1--2-----2-------|------4--2--2-------------------- 
|----------------2-----|------------------|---0-------------4--------------- 
|-0--------------------|------------------|--------------------------------- 
|----------------------|-2----------------|--------------------------------- 
 
             E7 
 
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------ 
|------------0-----------3-|------------------------------------------------ 
|---------------------1----|------------------------------------------------ 
|-2h4--2--0--2-------------|------------------------------------------------ 
|---5----------------------|------------------------------------------------ 
|------------0-------------|------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
Verse:  
 
A 
Moonlight on canvas, midnight and wine  
 
F#m                D                E 
Two shadows starting to softly combine  
 
    A  
The picture they're painting is one of the heart  
 
       F#m                           E 
And to those who have seen it it's a true work of art  
  
 
 
Chorus: 
        A            E         F#m 
Oh, the red strokes passions uncaged  
 
D                     E 
Thundering moments of tenderness rage  
 
        A            E           F#m 
Oh, the red strokes tempered and strong (3nd time fearlessly drawn)  
 
                E          Dsus2 
Burning the night like the dawn  
  
Verse:  
Steam on the window, salt in a kiss  
Two hearts have never pounded like this   
Inspired by a vision that they can't command  
Erasing the borders with each brush of a hand  
  
Chorus:  
  
Solo:                - - -Hold Bend- - - 
                   1                                     1    1 
|-------------|--------------------------------------|------7--------------- 
|----10---12--|--12^--12---12-12-12--12-r(12) 10~~~~-|--7^---7^----7~~~~~--- 
|--9----9-----|--------------------------------------|---------------------- 
|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------- 
|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------- 
|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------- 
 
               1    1                           1          1 
|--------9-|-10^--10^-r-9~~~--10p9---------|-------10-12-------------------- 
|-----10---|------------------------12p10--|--12^--------12^---12~~~~------- 
|-/11------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
 
                               1                            1 
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------- 
|-------------9--10-12-|-10--------------10-12-10\9---10--12^12~~~~10-12---- 
|-------9--11----------|-------------------------|-------------------------- 
|-11/12----------------|-----12^~~~~~~-----------|-------------------------- 
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------- 
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------- 
 
    1 
|------------------------------------|--12----12-12~~~~~-----12-12~~~------- 
|-12^----r(12)--10--12~~~--10--9--10-|-----10-------------10---------------- 
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
 
               - - Gradual Bend To Meet Singers Voice - - 
|----12-12~~~~~------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
  
Bridge:  
        F#m           E            D          C#m     
Oh, the blues will be blue and the jealouslies green  
 
         F#m             E          E                Esus 
But when love picks it's shade it demands to be seen  
  
Chorus: 
  
EXTRO:  
Steam on the window, salt in a kiss  
Two hearts have never pounded like this  
 
CHORDS USED: 
   A    F#m   Dmaj7   E7    D    E    Dsus2   C#m    Esus 
 
|-(4)---2-----2-------------2-----------------4----------------------------- 
|--2----2-----2-------3-----3---------3-------5----------------------------- 
|--2----2-----2-------1-----2----1----2-------6------2---------------------- 
|--2----5-----5-------2----------2------------6------2---------------------- 
|-------5-----6-------2-----X----2----X-------4------2---------------------- 
|--X----2-----X-------------X---------X-------X----------------------------- 
 
 
Nathan L. Mutti ([email protected]) 
                (Http://www-vms.oit.umass.edu/~Nmutti)