The Yellow Bandana — Faron Young
Chords and lyrics for The Yellow Bandana by Faron Young (key of C).
Intro
[C]This is the [G7]story of a Yellow [C]Bandana
A [Am]handsome young [Dm]soldier and a [G7]girl named [C]Roseanna
Verse
[C]Away out west in the wilds of New [G7]Mexico
There lived a girl and a soldier who [C]loved her so
And every night beneath the full crimson [G7]moon above
This brave young soldier would pledge her his [C]love
Chorus
And he gave [Dm]Roseanna his [G7]Yellow [C]Bandana
To [Am]wear in her [Dm]hair till he's [G7]with her once [C]more
He gave [Dm]Roseanna his [G7]Yellow [C]Bandana
[Am]Mounted his [Dm]pony and [G7]rode off to [C]war
Verse
His orders came and he had to ride west [G7]again
Seems that Apaches were causing unrest [C]again
He kissed Roseanna goodbye as he [G7]rode away
Promising this time he'd come back to [C]stay
Chorus
And he gave [Dm]Roseanna his [G7]Yellow [C]Bandana
To [Am]wear in her [Dm]hair till he's [G7]with her once [C]more
He gave [Dm]Roseanna his [G7]Yellow [C]Bandana
[Am]Mounted his [Dm]pony and [G7]rode off to [C]war
Verse
The war was over and he came back home and [G7]found
That the Apaches had burned the whole village [C]down
And beneath the tree where he last [G7]kissed Roseanna
Draped on a cross was his Yellow [C]Bandana
Chorus
And he gave [Dm]Roseanna his [G7]Yellow [C]Bandana
To [Am]wear in her [Dm]hair till he's [G7]with her once [C]more
He gave [Dm]Roseanna his [G7]Yellow [C]Bandana
[Am]Mounted his [Dm]pony and [G7]rode off to [C]war
Tag
He gave [Dm]Roseanna his [G7]Yellow [C]Bandana
To [Am]wear in her [Dm]hair till he's [G7]with her once [C]more
X