Tie a
yellow ribbon
C Em
1.
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,
D D7 Fm
G
then you'll know just
what to do if you still want me,
Fm G - G7
if you still want me.
C Em
Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree,
Gm 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
Am C A
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us. Put the
blame on me.
Dm Fm D7 G7 C
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the ole
oak tree.
- Em - Dm - G C Em
2. 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,
D
D7 Fm G
a simple yellow
ribbon's what I need to set me free,
Fm
G - G7
I wrote and told her
please.
+ CHORUS + C - Em - Gm
- A7 - Dm - - -
Dm Fm C Am A7
- - -
Now the whole darn
bus is cheerin' and I can't believe I see,
Dm
Fm D7
G7 C
a hundred yellow
ribbons 'round the ole oak tree.
C - Em - Gm - A - Dm - G C - Em - Gm - A - Dm - G .....
(capo 2nd)
(Dean Martin)