Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Intro:
[C] [Em] [Dm] [G]
Verse 1:
[C] I'm comin' home, I've done my [Em] time
Now I've [Gm] got to know what [A7] is and isn't [Dm] mine
If [Fm] you received my letter tellin' [C] you I'd soon be [Am] free
[D7] Then you'll know just what to do [Fm] if you still want [G7] me
[Fm] If you still want [G7] me
|Chorus:
|[C] Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] old oak tree
|It's been [Gm] three long years, do you [A] still want [Dm] me
|If I don't see a [Fm] ribbon round the [C] old [E] oak [Am] tree
|I'll [C] stay on the [C/G] bus, forget about us
|[Am] Put the blame on [A] me
Bridge:
If I [Dm7] don't see a yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] old oak [C] tree
[Am] [Dm] [G7]
Verse 2:
[C] Bus driver please look for [Em] me
Cause I [Gm] couldn't bear to [A7] see what I might [Dm] see
I'm [Fm] really still in prison and my [C] love she holds the [Am] key
[D7] A simple yellow ribbon's what I [Fm] need to set me [G7] free
[Fm] I wrote and told her [G7] please
|Chorus:
|[C] Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] old oak tree
|It's been [Gm] three long years, do you [A] still [A7] want [Dm] me
|If I don't see a [Fm] ribbon round the [C] old [E] oak [Am] tree
|I'll [C] stay on the [C/G] bus, forget about us
|[Am] Put the blame on [A] me
Bridge:
If I [Dm7] don't see a yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] old oak [C] tree
Instrumental (start of chorus):
[C] [Em]
[Gm] [A] [A7] [Dm]
Outro - Slower:
Now the [Dm7] whole damn bus is [Fm] cheerin' and I [C] can't believe I [A7] see
[C] A hundred yellow [Dm7] ribbons [D7] 'round the [G7] old oak [C] tree