Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (feat. Tony Orlando) — Tony Orlando & Dawn
Chords and lyrics for Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (feat. Tony Orlando) by Tony Orlando & Dawn (key of C).
Verse 1
the version was a little bit difficult to follow... something
with the formatting.
Intro
[C] [Em] [Dm] [G]
Verse 1
[C]I'm comin' home, I've done my [Em]time
Now I've [Gm]got to know what [A7]is and isn't [Dm]mine
If you received my [Fm]letter tellin' [C]you I'd soon be [Am]free
[D7]Then you'll know just what to do [Fm6]if you still want [G7]me
[Fm6]If you still want [G7]me
Chorus
[C]Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em]ole oak tree
It's been [Gm]three long years, do you [A]still [A7]want [Dm]me
If I don't see a[Fm] ribbon round the [C]ole [E]oak [Am]tree
I'll [C]stay on the bus, [Caug]forget about us
[Am]Put the blame on [A]me
Bridge
If [Dm7]I don't see a [Fm6]yellow ribbon [D7]round the [G7]ole oak [C]tree[G7)][Dm]
Verse 2
[C]Bus driver, please look for [Em]me
'Cause I [Gm]couldn't bear to [A7]see what I might [Dm]see
I'm really still in [Fm]prison and my [C]love she holds the [Am]key
[D7]A simple yellow ribbon's what I [Fm6]need to set me [G7]free
[Fm6]I wrote and told her [G7]please
Chorus
[C]Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em]ole oak tree
It's been [Gm]three long years, do you [A]still [A7]want [Dm]me
If I don't see a[Fm] ribbon round the [C]ole [E]oak [Am]tree
I'll [C]stay on the bus, [Caug]forget about us
[Am]Put the blame on [A]me
Bridge
If [Dm7]I don't see a [Fm6]yellow ribbon [D7]round the [G7]ole oak [C]tree[G7)][Dm]
Instrumental
[Am] [Dm] [G7]
Harmonica Solo
[C] [Em] [Gm] [A] [A7] [Dm]
[C] [Em] [Gm] [A] [A7] [Dm]
[Verse] (slower, single appregios)
Now the [Dm7]whole damn bus is [Fm6]cheerin' and I [C]can't believe I [A7]see
[C]A [Dm7]hundred yellow [Fm6]ribbons 'round the [D7]ole [G7]oak [C][Em][Gm]tree[Dm][A]
Outro
[C]Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, [Em]tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
[Gm]Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, [A]tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
[Dm]
:| and fade
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,
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