Jon English - Six ribbons

INTRO: ^{Am D6} … ^{Am D6 Am} If I were a ^C minstrel, I'd ^CMaj7 sing you six ^Em love songs To ^Am tell the whole ^C world of the ^Am love that ^C we ^Am share If I were a ^C merchant, I'd ^CMaj7 bring you six ^Em diamonds With ^Am six blood red ^C roses, for ^Am my love ^C to ^Am wear But I am a ^C simple man, a ^CMaj7 poor common ^Em farmer So ^Am take these six ^C ribbons, to ^Am tie back ^C your ^Am 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

^C Toor-D-lee, toor-D-lai all I can ^FMaj7 share Is ^G only six ^D ribbons ^Em tie’in back ^D your ^Em hair

[FEMALE VOICE] ^C Toor-D-lee, toor-D-lie, ^Am all I ^C can ^C share I gave you six ^D ribbons to ^Em tie back ^D your ^Em hair