Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (1998 Remastered) Chords
Tempo:
87.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
Am
Gm
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Am]
[Gm] [C]
[F] I'm coming home, [Am] I've done my time.
Now [Cm] I've got to know what [D] is and isn't [Gm] mine.
If you receive [Bbm] my letter telling [Dm] you I'd soon be free,
[G] then you'll know just what to do [Bbm] if you still [C] want me.
[Bbm] If you still [C] want me.
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the bus, [A] forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on [Gm] me.
If I don't [Bbm] see a yellow [Bb] river [Am] around the old [F] oak tree,
[Am] [Gm] [C]
[F] bus driver, please [Am] look for me.
[Cm] Because I couldn't [D] bear to see what [Gm] I might see.
Really [Bbm] still in prison [Dm] and my love, she holds the key.
[G] A simple yellow river's [Bbm] what I need to [C] set me free.
[Bbm] I wrote and told [C] her, please.
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If [Bb] I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the [A] bus, forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on me.
[Gm] If I don't [Bb] see a yellow river [Eb] around [Am] the old [F] oak tree,
[Am]
[Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Cm] [Bb] [D] [Gm]
now the whole damn [Bbm] bus is cheering.
And [F] I can't believe I [D] see a [Gm] hundred yellow [Bbm] rivers
[Bb] around the old [Eb]
[C] [F] oak tree.
[Am] I've got to go.
[Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] Now the river's around the old oak tree.
[Am] [Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Gm] [C]
[F] I'm coming home, [Am] I've done my time.
Now [Cm] I've got to know what [D] is and isn't [Gm] mine.
If you receive [Bbm] my letter telling [Dm] you I'd soon be free,
[G] then you'll know just what to do [Bbm] if you still [C] want me.
[Bbm] If you still [C] want me.
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the bus, [A] forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on [Gm] me.
If I don't [Bbm] see a yellow [Bb] river [Am] around the old [F] oak tree,
[Am] [Gm] [C]
[F] bus driver, please [Am] look for me.
[Cm] Because I couldn't [D] bear to see what [Gm] I might see.
Really [Bbm] still in prison [Dm] and my love, she holds the key.
[G] A simple yellow river's [Bbm] what I need to [C] set me free.
[Bbm] I wrote and told [C] her, please.
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If [Bb] I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the [A] bus, forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on me.
[Gm] If I don't [Bb] see a yellow river [Eb] around [Am] the old [F] oak tree,
[Am]
[Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Cm] [Bb] [D] [Gm]
now the whole damn [Bbm] bus is cheering.
And [F] I can't believe I [D] see a [Gm] hundred yellow [Bbm] rivers
[Bb] around the old [Eb]
[C] [F] oak tree.
[Am] I've got to go.
[Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] Now the river's around the old oak tree.
[Am] [Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Am]
[Cm] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Am]
Key:
F
Am
Gm
D
C
F
Am
Gm
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] I'm coming home, [Am] I've done my time. _
Now [Cm] I've got to know what [D] is and isn't [Gm] mine. _ _
If you receive [Bbm] my letter telling [Dm] you I'd soon be free,
[G] then you'll know just what to do [Bbm] if you still [C] want me.
_ [Bbm] If you still [C] want me. _
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the bus, [A] forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on [Gm] me.
If I don't [Bbm] see a yellow [Bb] river [Am] around the old [F] oak tree,
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] bus driver, please [Am] look for me. _
[Cm] Because I couldn't [D] bear to see what [Gm] I might see. _
_ Really [Bbm] still in prison [Dm] and my love, she holds the key.
[G] A simple yellow river's [Bbm] what I need to [C] set me free.
[Bbm] I wrote and told [C] her, please. _
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If [Bb] I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the [A] bus, forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on me.
[Gm] If I don't [Bb] see a yellow river [Eb] around [Am] the old [F] oak tree,
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
now the whole damn [Bbm] bus is cheering. _
And [F] I can't believe I [D] see _ a [Gm] hundred yellow [Bbm] rivers
[Bb] around the old [Eb] _
[C] [F] oak tree.
_ [Am] I've got to go. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Now the river's around the old oak tree.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] I'm coming home, [Am] I've done my time. _
Now [Cm] I've got to know what [D] is and isn't [Gm] mine. _ _
If you receive [Bbm] my letter telling [Dm] you I'd soon be free,
[G] then you'll know just what to do [Bbm] if you still [C] want me.
_ [Bbm] If you still [C] want me. _
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the bus, [A] forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on [Gm] me.
If I don't [Bbm] see a yellow [Bb] river [Am] around the old [F] oak tree,
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] bus driver, please [Am] look for me. _
[Cm] Because I couldn't [D] bear to see what [Gm] I might see. _
_ Really [Bbm] still in prison [Dm] and my love, she holds the key.
[G] A simple yellow river's [Bbm] what I need to [C] set me free.
[Bbm] I wrote and told [C] her, please. _
[F] What kind of yellow river [Am] around the old oak tree?
[Cm] It's been three long years, [D] do you still [Gm] want me?
If [Bb] I don't [Bbm] see a river [F] around the [A] old [Dm] oak tree,
[F] I'll stay on the [A] bus, forget about [Dm] us, put the [D] blame on me.
[Gm] If I don't [Bb] see a yellow river [Eb] around [Am] the old [F] oak tree,
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
now the whole damn [Bbm] bus is cheering. _
And [F] I can't believe I [D] see _ a [Gm] hundred yellow [Bbm] rivers
[Bb] around the old [Eb] _
[C] [F] oak tree.
_ [Am] I've got to go. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Now the river's around the old oak tree.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _