Key: C
Introduction: C Em Dm G
[Verse]
C Em
I' m comin' home, I' ve done my time
Gm A7 Dm
Now I' ve got to know what is and isn' t mine
Fm C Am
If you received my letter tellin' you I' d soon be free
D7 Fm6 G7
Then you' ll know just what to do if you still want me
Fm6 G7
If you still want me
[Chorus]
C Em
Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree
Gm A A7 Dm
It' s been three long years, do you still want me
Fm C E Am
If I don' t see a ribbon round the ole oak tree
C C/G
I' ll stay on the bus, forget about us
Am A
Put the blame on me
[Bridge]
Dm7 Fm6 D7 G7 C ( Am Dm G7)
If I don' t see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree
[Verse]
C Em
Bus driver please look for me
Gm A7 Dm
Cause I couldn' t bear to see what I might see
Fm C Am
I' m really still in prison and my love she holds the key
D7 Fm6 G7
A simple yellow ribbon' s what I need to set me free
Fm6 G7
I wrote and told her please
[Chorus]
C Em
Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree
Gm A A7 Dm
It' s been three long years, do you still want me
Fm C E Am
If I don' t see a ribbon round the ole oak tree
C C/G
I' ll stay on the bus, forget about us
Am A
Put the blame on me
[Bridge]
Dm7 Fm6 D7 G7 C ( Em Dm G7)
If I don' t see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree
[Instrumental]
Am Dm G7
[Harmonica solo]
C Em Gm A A7 Dm
[Verse] (slower, single appregios)
Dm7 Fm6 C A7
Now the whole damn bus is cheerin' and I can' t believe I see
C (normal tempo) Dm7 Fm6 D7 G7 C Em Gm A Dm
A hundred yellow ribbons ' round the ole oak tree
[Outro]
C Em
Tie a ribbon ' round the ole oak tree, tie a ribbon ' round the ole oak tree
Gm A Dm
Tie a ribbon ' round the ole oak tree, tie a ribbon ' round the ole oak tree
: and fade
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STANDARD TUNING: (EADGBE)
CHORDS USED:
(all fingerings relative to capo)
D7 = X57575
Fm6 = 130111 (use thumb)
G7 = 353433
P.S.
I like playing this song barred, but you can of course use
regular fingerings for any or all of these chords. Might be
a tad hard to play barred with capoed 5th fret with say,
heavy gauge bronze. :)