Key: F
Introduction:
F Am
I'm coming home, I've done my time
Cm7 D7 Gm
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
Bbm F Dm
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free
G7 Bbm C7
Then you know just what to do if you still want me
Bbm C7
If you still want me
F Am
Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
Cm D7 Gm
It's been three long years, do you still want me?
Bbm F Am Dm
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree
F/C C#(#5)
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us
Dm D9
Put the blame on me
Gm Bbm Gm C7 F Am Gm C7
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
F Am
Busdriver, please look for me
Cm D7 Gm
'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see
Bbm F Dm
I'm really still in prison, and my love she holds the key
G7 Bbm C7
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free
Bbm C7
I wrote and told her, please
F Am
Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
Cm D7 Gm
It's been three long years, do you still want me?
Bbm F Am Dm
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree
F/C C#(#5)
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us
Dm D9
Put the blame on me
Gm Bbm Gm C7 F
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
Gm Bbm
Now the whole damn bus is cheering
F D7
And I can't believe I see
Gm Bbm Gm C7 F
A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree
Am Cm D7 Gm C7 F
I'm coming home
F
Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree
Am
Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree
Cm D7 Gm C7
Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree
F
Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree
Am
Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree
Cm D7 Gm C7
Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree
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