Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree (#2)
Tony Orlando and Dawn, Connie Smith, Dean Martin, Johnny Ray
Lead in: 7 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -7 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8
-6 -8 -9 9 -9 9 -9 -8 6 -8 -9 9 -9 8 -9 8 -8 9 9 -9 8 -8 7
OR: 4 5 6 -6 6 -6 6 5 -3 5 6 -6 6 -6 6 5
3 -4 -5 6 -5 6 -5 -4 -2 -4 -5 6 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 6 6 -5 5 -4 4
4 4 5 6 6 6 4 -3
I'm coming home, I've done my time.
6 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 5 -5 6 -5
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine.
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If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
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Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me-- If you still want me.
Chorus:
6 7 6 -6 5 6 4 -4 4 -3 -6 6
Oh, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree.
-4 4 -3 -6 6 -4 4 -3 -6 6
It's been three long years, do you still want me?
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If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree,
-4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 -6 -6 7
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, and put the blame on me.
-6 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 4 -4 5 5 5 6 -6 4
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.
Fill: 7 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -6 -8 -9 9 9 -9 (8 -9)-8
Verse 2:
4 4 5 6 6 6 4 -3
Bus driver please look for me.
6 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 5 -5 6 -5
'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see.
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I'm really still in prison and my love she holds the key--
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A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free.
-6 -6 -6 5 5 6
I wrote and told her please.
Fill: 7 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -7 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -7b 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -6 7 8 -9 -9
chorus:
Fill: two times
7 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -7 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -7b 8 9 -10 9 -10 9 8 -6 7 8 -9 -9
Ending:
6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 4 -4 5 5 -6 -6 7
Now the whole damn bus is cheering and I can't believe I see
-6 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 4 -4 5 6 -6 7
A hundred yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree.
