Ribbon Of Darkness Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
61.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] A ribbon of darkness [A] over me, since my true love [D] walked out the door, tears I never [G] had before.
[D] A ribbon of darkness over me, clouds are gathering [A] o'er my head, that kill the [D] day and hide the sun,
that shroud the night when [G] day is done.
[D] [A] A ribbon of darkness [D] over me, rain is falling on the meadow,
[Em] where once my love and I [D] did lie,
[Em] now she is [D] gone from the meadow, my [A] love, goodbye.
[D] A ribbon of [A] darkness over me, where once the world was [D] young as spring,
where flowers did [G] bloom and birds did sing, a ribbon of darkness [D] over me,
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] here in this [D] cold room lying, [A] don't want to see no one [D] but you.
Lord, I wish I could be dying [A] to forget you.
[D] Oh, how I [A] wish your heart could see,
how mine just aches and [D] breaks all day.
Come on home and take [G] away
[D] this ribbon of darkness over me.
Yes, come on home and [G] take away
[D] this ribbon of darkness over me.
[G]
[D] A ribbon of darkness [A] over me, since my true love [D] walked out the door, tears I never [G] had before.
[D] A ribbon of darkness over me, clouds are gathering [A] o'er my head, that kill the [D] day and hide the sun,
that shroud the night when [G] day is done.
[D] [A] A ribbon of darkness [D] over me, rain is falling on the meadow,
[Em] where once my love and I [D] did lie,
[Em] now she is [D] gone from the meadow, my [A] love, goodbye.
[D] A ribbon of [A] darkness over me, where once the world was [D] young as spring,
where flowers did [G] bloom and birds did sing, a ribbon of darkness [D] over me,
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] here in this [D] cold room lying, [A] don't want to see no one [D] but you.
Lord, I wish I could be dying [A] to forget you.
[D] Oh, how I [A] wish your heart could see,
how mine just aches and [D] breaks all day.
Come on home and take [G] away
[D] this ribbon of darkness over me.
Yes, come on home and [G] take away
[D] this ribbon of darkness over me.
Key:
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ A ribbon of darkness [A] over me, since my true love [D] walked out the door, tears I never [G] had before. _
[D] A ribbon of darkness over me, _ clouds are gathering [A] o'er my head, that kill the [D] day and hide the sun,
that shroud the night when [G] day is done.
[D] [A] A ribbon of darkness [D] over me, _ rain is falling on the meadow,
[Em] where once my love and I [D] did lie, _
[Em] now she is [D] gone from the meadow, my [A] love, goodbye.
_ [D] A ribbon of [A] darkness over me, where once the world was [D] young as spring,
where flowers did [G] bloom and birds did sing, a ribbon of darkness [D] over me, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] here in this [D] cold room lying, [A] don't want to see no one [D] but you.
_ Lord, I wish I could be dying [A] to forget _ you.
[D] Oh, how I [A] wish your heart could see,
how mine just aches and [D] breaks all day.
Come on home and take [G] away
_ [D] this ribbon of darkness over me.
Yes, come on home and [G] take away
_ [D] this ribbon of darkness over me. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ A ribbon of darkness [A] over me, since my true love [D] walked out the door, tears I never [G] had before. _
[D] A ribbon of darkness over me, _ clouds are gathering [A] o'er my head, that kill the [D] day and hide the sun,
that shroud the night when [G] day is done.
[D] [A] A ribbon of darkness [D] over me, _ rain is falling on the meadow,
[Em] where once my love and I [D] did lie, _
[Em] now she is [D] gone from the meadow, my [A] love, goodbye.
_ [D] A ribbon of [A] darkness over me, where once the world was [D] young as spring,
where flowers did [G] bloom and birds did sing, a ribbon of darkness [D] over me, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] here in this [D] cold room lying, [A] don't want to see no one [D] but you.
_ Lord, I wish I could be dying [A] to forget _ you.
[D] Oh, how I [A] wish your heart could see,
how mine just aches and [D] breaks all day.
Come on home and take [G] away
_ [D] this ribbon of darkness over me.
Yes, come on home and [G] take away
_ [D] this ribbon of darkness over me. _