Tie A Yellow Ribbon Chords

Capo 5th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C Em Dm G

Verse

CI'm comin' home, I've done my Emtime

 Now I've Gmgot to know what A7is and isn't Dmmine

 If you received my Fmletter tellin' Cyou I'd soon be Amfree

D7Then you'll know just what to do Fm6if you still want G7me

Fm6If you still want G7me

Chorus

CTie a yellow ribbon round the Emole oak tree

 It's been Gmthree long years, do you sAtill A7want Dmme

 If I don't see aFm ribbon round the Cole Eoak Amtree

 I'll sCtay on the bus, C/Gforget about us

AmPut the blame on Ame

Bridge

Dm7 Fm6 D7 G7 C (Am Dm G7)

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

Verse

CBus driver please look for Emme

 Cause I Gmcouldn't bear to A7see what I might Dmsee

 I'm really still in Fmprison and my Clove she holds the Amkey

D7A simple yellow ribbon's what I Fm6need to set me G7free

Fm6I wrote and told her G7please

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

Over harmonica solo

C Em Gm A A7 Dm x2

Verse

(slower, single appregios)

 Now the Dm7whole damn bus is Fm6cheerin' and I Ccan't believe I A7see

CA Dm7hundred yellow Fm6ribbons 'round the D7ole G7oak Ctree Em Gm A Dm

Coda

CTie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, Emtie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree

GmTie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, Atie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree Dm

:| and fade

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. :)