Tie A Yellow Ribbonv2

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON

TONY ORLANDO & DAWN

CAPO 5th fret

Tabbed by Jim Bauer (jbauer601@hotmail.com)

Note: Originally tabbed by Ray Rickert, I just thought

the version was a little bit difficult to follow...something

with the formatting. In any case, I retabbed it for my own

reference and thought I would post the altered version. Made a

couple of very minor corrections as well.

verse:

I'm comin' home, I've done my time

Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine

If you received my letter tellin' you I'd soon be free

Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me

If you still want me

chorus:

Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree

It's been three long years, do you still want me

If I don't see a ribbon round the ole oak tree

I'll stay on the bus, forget about us

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:

Bus driver please look for me

Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see

I'm really still in prison and my love she holds the key

A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free

I wrote and told her please

:| chorus & bridge, skipping part in (), then to harmonica solo

verse:

(slower, single appregios)

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

coda:

Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree

Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree

:| and fade

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(all fingerings relative to capo)

C = X35553

Em = X79987

Gm = 355333

A7 = 575655

Dm = X57765

Fm = 133111

Am = 577555

D7 = X57575

Fm6 = 130111 (use thumb)

A = 577655

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. :)