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Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

Bing Crosby

OtherAdvanced for beginners24 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Dm××○
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D7××○
G7○○○
C×○○
Em○○○○
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A×○○
G○○○
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Am×○○
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A7×○○○
F
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Am7×○○○
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E○○○
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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Inrodução: Dm Dm7 Fm7  Fdim D7 G7 C Em Gm A Dm G C 
 
C          C/B        Am       Em    B7/13- 
I'm coming home, I've done my time 
         Gm7              A      Gdim   Dm    A7   Dm 
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine 
    F              Fm     Fdim    C       C/B      Am  
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free 
D7        Am7       D9     Am7  Fm     Dm7        G7      Fm7     Gm7  Fm7  G7 
Then you know just what to do   if you still want me, If you still want me 
     C      C/B  Am7    Am7/G     Em        B7/13- 
Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree 
           A7   Gdim Gm7    A7      Dm    A7  Dm 
It's been three long years  do you still want me 
   F             Fm                C   E   Am 
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree  
G7    C               C/B                         Am      Am7+     A9 
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the blame on me  
   Dm       Dm7+ Dm7    Fm7     D7        G        C   Am  Dm  G7 
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree 
C          C/B     Am      Em    B7/13- 
Busdriver, please look for me 
Interlude: Dm Dm7 Fm7  Fdim D7 G7 C Em Gm A Dm G C 
          Gm7              A      Gdim     Dm    A7   Dm 
'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see 
     F        Fm     Fdim     C       C/B       Am 
I'm really in prison, and my love she holds the key:  
  D7      Am7    D9       Am7   Fm     Dm7       G7 
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free 
   Fm7      Gm7  Fm7   G7 
I wrote and told her, please 
     C      C/B  Am7    Am7/G     Em        B7/13- 
Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree 
           A7   Gdim Gm7    A7      Dm    A7  Dm 
It's been three long years  do you still want me 
   F             Fm                C   E   Am 
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree  
G7    C               C/B                        Am      Am7+     A9 
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, ut the blame on me  
   Dm       Dm7+ Dm7    Fm7     D7        G        C   Am  Dm  G7 
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree 
Interlude: Dm Dm7 Fm7  Fdim D7 G7 C Em Gm A Dm G C 
        Dm         Dm7      Bb9                 Fdim  C        C/B    A7/9 
Now the whole damn bus is cheering, and I can't believe I see  
   Dm     Dm7    Fm7     Fdim      D7  G7    C  Em Gm A Dm G C 
A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree

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Chord set

Dm · Dm7 · Fm7 · Fdim · D7 · G7 · C · Em · Gm · A · G · B · Am · B7 · Gm7 · Gdim · A7 · F · Fm · Am7 · D9 · E · A9 · Bb9

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.