[Intro] - - - - C Em Dm G
[Verse] - - - - [C] I'm comin' home, I've done my [Em] time. Now I've [Gm] got to know what [A7] is and isn't [Dm] mine. If [Fm] you received my letter tellin' [C] you I'd soon be [Am] free; [D7] Then you'll know just what to do [Fm] if you still want [G7] me. [Fm] If you still want [G7] me
[CHORUS] - - - - [C] Tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] old oak tree. It's been [Gm] three long years, do you [A] still [A7] want [Dm] me. If [Fm] I don't see a ribbon round the [C] old [E] oak [Am] tree, I'll [C] stay on the bus, [C/G] forget about us, [Am] Put the blame on [A] me; If [Dm7] I don't see a [Fm] yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] old oak [C] tree [ Am Dm G7 ]
[Verse] - - - - [C] Bus driver please look for [Em] me, Cause I [Gm] couldn't bear to [A7] see what I might [Dm] see. I'm really still in [Fm] prison and my [C] love she holds the [Am] key. A [D7] simple yellow ribbon's what I [Fm] need to set me [G7] free; I [Fm] wrote and told her [G7] please.
[CHORUS] - - - -
[Verse] (slower, single appregios) Now the [Dm] whole damn bus is [Fm] cheerin' and I [C] can't believe I [A7] see . . .
(normal tempo) A [C] hundred yellow [Dm] ribbons tied [Fm] 'round the [D7] old [G7] oak [C] tree [Em]
