Jon English - Six ribbons

[Em] If I were a [D] minstrel, I'd ^CMaj7 sing you six [Bm] love songs To [Em] tell the whole [D] world of the [Em] love that [D] we [Em] share If I were a [D] merchant, I'd ^CMaj7 bring you six [Bm] diamonds With [Em] six blood red [D] roses, for [Em] my love [D] to [Em] wear But I am a [D] simple man, a ^CMaj7 poor common [Bm] farmer So [Em] take these six [D] ribbons, to [Em] tie back [D] your [Em] hair

Yellow and ^D brown, ^G blue as the ^D sky ^Em Red as my ^D blood, green as your ^Em eyes

If I was a ^D nobleman, I'd ^CMaj7 bring you six ^Bm carriages With ^Em six snow white ^D horses to ^Em take ^D you ^Em anywhere If I were the ^D Emperor I’d ^CMaj7 build you six ^Bm palaces With ^Em six hundred ^D servants for ^Em comfort ^D and ^Em fare But I am a ^D simple man, a ^CMaj7 poor common ^Bm farmer So ^Em take my six ^D ribbons to ^Em tie back ^D your ^Em hair

If ^Em I were a ^D minstrel, I'd ^CMaj7 sing you six ^Bm love songs To ^Em tell the whole ^D world of the ^Em love that ^D we ^Em share So be not ^D afraid my love, you’re ^CMaj7 never alone ^Bm love While ^Em you wear my ^D ribbons, ^Em tie’in back ^D your ^Em hair Once I was a ^D simple man, a ^CMaj7 poor common ^Bm farmer I ^Em gave you six ^D ribbons, to ^Em tie back ^D your ^Em hair

Is ^G only six ^D ribbons ^Em tie’in back ^D your ^Em hair [FEMALE VOICE] [G] Toor-A-lee, toor-A-lie, [Em] all I [D] can [G] share

I gave you six ^D ribbons to ^Em tie back ^D your ^Em hair