Based on Eric D. Johnson version, included in 'Our idiot brother' Original Soundtrack.
INTRO: F Am Gm C7
|| F | Am | Gm | C7 |
e||------8--10-8--10--8----|------8--10--8--10--8---|-----6--8--6--8--6---|--------8--8--6--5--|
B||---10----------------10-|---10-----------------10|---8---------------8-|---5-8-------------8|
G||-10---------------------|-9----------------------|-7-------------------|-5------------------|
D||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E||------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
VERSE
F Am
I'm comin' home, I've done my time.
Cm D7 Gm
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine.
Bbm Dm
If you received my letter, tellin' you I'd soon be free,
G7 Bbm6 C7
then you'll know just what to do, if you still want me
Bbm6 C7
if you still want me.
CHORUS:
F Am
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old Oak tree,
Cm D7 Gm
It's been three long years, do you still want me?
Bbm F A7 Dm
If I don't see a ribbon round the old Oak tree,
F Faug
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us,
Dm D7
put the blame on me
Gm Bbm Gm7 C7 F
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old Oak tree.
F Am Gm C7
VERSE
F Am
Bus driver, please, look for me.
Cm D7 Gm
Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see.
Bbm Dm
I'm really still in prison, and my love she holds the key.
G7 Bbm6 C7
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free..
Bbm6 C7
I wrote and told her, please...
CHORUS
F Am
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old Oak tree,
Cm D7 Gm
It's been three long years, do you still want me?
Bbm F A7 Dm
If I don't see a ribbon round the old Oak tree,
F Faug
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us,
Dm D7
put the blame on me
Gm Bbm Gm7 C7 F
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old Oak tree.
F Am Gm C7
BRIDGE
Gm Bbm
Now the whole damn bus is cheering,
F A7 D7
and I can't believe I see
Gm Bbm Gm7 C7 F
A hundred yellow ribbons round the old Oak tree!
Repeats Intro
F Am Gm C7