Chords for Joanna Newsom - Ribbon Bows (with lyrics)

Tempo:
115.5 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

G

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joanna Newsom - Ribbon Bows (with lyrics) chords
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[Am] [Bb] There is [C] a spring not far [F] from here
The water
[C] runs so [F] sweet and clear
So sweet [Dm] and clear
I could [Bb]
crack [C] your bones [Bb] with [F] veins of gold
I stood a [C]
-wagging at [F] the tap
Just a [C]-waiting on the lagging [F] rising sap
I [Bb] held the cotton lad down to [G] my lip
[Gm] At the shrine [C] of a thousand alums, oh Lord, [Bb] my eyes [F] do set
[G] What a beautiful [Cm]
day [G] to catch [C] my drift
[Cm] Because [Ab]
of [Bb] [Eb] being in it
[Ab]
You want your [G] love, [F] [Bb] so come and get your [G] love
I only [C] took it back because I [Bb] thought [F] you didn't
How [Bb] my ears [C] did ring at the municipal [F]
pound
From that old hanged
[C] dock
To [F]
which I was bound, curled round the [Dm]
[Bb]
orange hue
Well, come [C] on, darling, I could use someone [Bb] like you [F] around
[Bb] I am not [C] like you
I ain't from [F] this place
And I do reserve the [C]
right to repeat all my same [F] mistakes
And in [Bb] the long I [G] certainly bide and choose
What I [C] can find, I never seem [Bb] to lose [F] the taste
[G] What a horrible [F] [Cm]
place [G] I feel [Cm] nearly
I [Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] repeat, [Eb] say,
[Ab] what you [Eb] have taught [F] me [Bb] I cannot [G]
erase
Though I keep [C] on saying and I do believe it is [Bb] not [Dm] too [F] late
[Am] All day [Eb]
[F] we try, [Cm]
[A]
[Am] [Eb]
[F] eyes cold and [Cm]
[Bb] [A] vindicating
[G]
If not [F] God, [Eb] no [F] God, [G] not no God
[A] Sweet [G] appraising eye of the dark, [F] blink [Eb] once if not [Bb] twice [G] if no God
All I am own [Cm] may be [G] ashamed [C] of me
[Cm] With all [Ab] of my [Bb] [Eb]
nervy
Open [Ab]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] it up till the early [G] morn
Lost [C] and luring among the magic [Bb] [F] revelry
Sure, [Bb] I [C] can pass, honey, I can [F] pass
Particularly [C] when I start to tip my [F] glass
[Dm] I'll be a smart
[Bb] one singing on the bass
About them [C] city girls with their ribbon bows and [Bb] their fancy [F] satch
But though I get [Bb] so sad, put sweat that [G]
makes a motion
To claim me round the second [C] verse
I reckon I felt worse [Bb] and still [F] am fast
But later on when I am [C] alone, [Bb] alone [F] at last
Well, I take my God [C] to task
I [Bb] take my daggone God to [F] task
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Bb
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C
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G
2131
Eb
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F
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Bb
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C
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Let's start jamming Joanna Newsom - Ribbon Bows chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F, Bb, F, C, Bb, G, C, Bb and C in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 57 BPM before aiming for the song's 116 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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[Am] _ [Bb] There _ is [C] a spring _ _ not _ far [F] from here
_ _ _ The water _
[C] _ _ _ _ runs so [F] sweet and clear
_ _ So sweet [Dm] and clear
I _ could _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
crack [C] your _ _ bones _ [Bb] with [F] veins of gold _ _
I stood a _ [C] _ _ _
-wagging at [F] the tap
_ _ Just a _ [C]-waiting on the lagging _ [F] rising _ sap
_ I [Bb] held the _ _ _ cotton lad down to [G] my lip
_ [Gm] At the shrine [C] of a thousand alums, oh Lord, [Bb] my eyes [F] do set
_ _ [G] What a beautiful _ [Cm] _
day _ [G] to catch [C] my drift
[Cm] _ _ _ Because [Ab] _ _
of _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] being in it
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
You want your [G] love, _ [F] _ _ [Bb] so come and get your [G] love
I only [C] took it back because I [Bb] thought [F] you _ _ didn't
How [Bb] my ears [C] did ring _ at the municipal [F] _
pound
_ From that old hanged _
_ _ [C] dock
To [F] _
which I was bound, curled round the [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
orange hue
Well, come [C] on, darling, I could use someone [Bb] like you [F] around
_ [Bb] I am not [C] like you
_ I ain't from [F] this place
And I do reserve the [C]
right to repeat all my same [F] mistakes
_ _ _ _ And in [Bb] the long _ _ _ I [G] certainly bide and choose
_ What I [C] can find, I never seem [Bb] to lose [F] the taste
_ [G] What a horrible [F] _ [Cm]
place _ [G] I feel [Cm] nearly _
I _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] repeat, [Eb] _ say, _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] what you [Eb] have taught [F] me [Bb] I cannot _ _ [G]
erase
Though I keep [C] on saying and I do believe it is [Bb] not [Dm] too [F] _ late _
_ _ _ [Am] All day [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] we try, _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] eyes cold and [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ vindicating
[G] _
If not _ _ _ [F] God, [Eb] no [F] God, [G] not no _ _ God
[A] _ Sweet [G] appraising eye of the dark, _ _ _ _ [F] blink [Eb] once if not [Bb] _ twice [G] _ if no _ _ _ God
All I am own [Cm] may be _ [G] ashamed [C] of me
[Cm] _ _ With all [Ab] of my _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
nervy
_ _ Open [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] it up till the early [G] morn
Lost [C] and luring among the magic [Bb] _ _ [F] revelry _
Sure, [Bb] I [C] can pass, _ honey, I can [F] pass _ _
_ _ _ Particularly [C] when I start to tip my [F] _ glass _
[Dm] I'll be a smart _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ one singing on the bass
About them [C] city girls with their ribbon bows and [Bb] their fancy [F] satch
_ But though I get [Bb] so sad, put sweat that [G]
makes a motion
To claim me round the second [C] verse
I reckon I felt worse [Bb] and still [F] am fast
_ _ _ But later on when I am [C] alone, _ [Bb] alone [F] at last
Well, I take my God [C] to _ task
I [Bb] take my daggone God to [F] _ task _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Have One On Me album.

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