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f	1	Tie a Yellow Ribbon	f	1	Tie a Yellow Ribbon
	2			2
	3	Intro:		3	Intro:
	4	[C] [Em] [Dm] [G7]		4	[C] [Em] [Dm] [G7]
	5			5
	6	Verse 1:		6	Verse 1:
	7	[C] I'm comin' home, I've done my [Em] time		7	[C] I'm comin' home, I've done my [Em] time
	8	Now I've [Gm] got to know what [A7] is and isn't [Dm] mine		8	Now I've [Gm] got to know what [A7] is and isn't [Dm] mine
	9	If [Fm] you received my letter tellin' [Am] you I'd soon be free		9	If [Fm] you received my letter tellin' [Am] you I'd soon be free
	10	[D7] Then you'll know just what to do [Fm] if you still want [G7] me		10	[D7] Then you'll know just what to do [Fm] if you still want [G7] me
	11	[Fm] If you still want [G7] me		11	[Fm] If you still want [G7] me
	12			12
	13	\|Chorus:		13	\|Chorus:
	14	\|[C] Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] old oak tree		14	\|[C] Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] old oak tree
	15	\|It's been [Gm] three long years, do you [A7] still want [Dm] me		15	\|It's been [Gm] three long years, do you [A7] still want [Dm] me
	16	\|If I don't see a [Fm] ribbon round the [C] old oak [Am] tree		16	\|If I don't see a [Fm] ribbon round the [C] old oak [Am] tree
	17	\|I'll [C] stay on the bus, forget about us		17	\|I'll [C] stay on the bus, forget about us
	18	\|[Am] Put the blame on [A7] me		18	\|[Am] Put the blame on [A7] me
n	19		n
	20	Bridge:
	21	If I [Dm] don't see a yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] old oak [C] tree		19	\|If I [Dm] don't see a yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] old oak [C] tree
	22			20
	23	Instrumental: {blue}(same as Intro){/blue}		21	Instrumental: {blue}(same as Intro){/blue}
	24	[C] [Em] [Dm] [G7]		22	[C] [Em] [Dm] [G7]
	25			23
	26			24
	27	Verse 2:		25	Verse 2:
	28	[C] Bus driver please look for [Em] me		26	[C] Bus driver please look for [Em] me
	29	Cause I [Gm] couldn't bear to [A7] see what I might [Dm] see		27	Cause I [Gm] couldn't bear to [A7] see what I might [Dm] see
	30	I'm [Fm] really still in prison and my [Am] love she holds the key		28	I'm [Fm] really still in prison and my [Am] love she holds the key
	31	[D7] A simple yellow ribbon's what I [Fm] need to set me [G7] free		29	[D7] A simple yellow ribbon's what I [Fm] need to set me [G7] free
	32	[Fm] I wrote and told her [G7] please		30	[Fm] I wrote and told her [G7] please
	33			31
	34	\|Chorus:		32	\|Chorus:
	35	\|[C] Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] old oak tree		33	\|[C] Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] old oak tree
	36	\|It's been [Gm] three long years, do you [A7] still want [Dm] me		34	\|It's been [Gm] three long years, do you [A7] still want [Dm] me
	37	\|If I don't see a [Fm] ribbon round the [C] old oak [Am] tree		35	\|If I don't see a [Fm] ribbon round the [C] old oak [Am] tree
	38	\|I'll [C] stay on the bus, forget about us		36	\|I'll [C] stay on the bus, forget about us
	39	\|[Am] Put the blame on [A7] me		37	\|[Am] Put the blame on [A7] me
t	40		t
	41	Bridge:
	42	If I [Dm] don't see a yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] old oak [C] tree		38	\|If I [Dm] don't see a yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] old oak [C] tree
	43			39
	44	Instrumental: {blue}(same as first two lines of chorus){/blue}		40	Instrumental: {blue}(same as first two lines of chorus){/blue}
	45	[C] [Em]		41	[C] [Em]
	46	[Gm] [A7] [Dm]		42	[Gm] [A7] [Dm]
	47			43
	48	Outro - Slower:		44	Outro - Slower:
	49	Now the [Dm] whole damn bus is [Fm] cheerin' and I [C] can't believe I [Am] see		45	Now the [Dm] whole damn bus is [Fm] cheerin' and I [C] can't believe I [Am] see
	50	A [Dm] hundred yellow ribbons 'round the [D7] old, the [G7] old oak [C] tree		46	A [Dm] hundred yellow ribbons 'round the [D7] old, the [G7] old oak [C] tree
	51			47
	52	Outro:		48	Outro:
	53	[C] [Em] [Dm] [G7] [C - Single Strum]		49	[C] [Em] [Dm] [G7] [C - Single Strum]

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