Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

The Cats: Scarlet Ribbons, 1969 - (E. Danzig/J. Segal, 1949) 4/4 – 102 bpm. Place a Capo on the 2nd Fret to play in the Original B-key. https://youtu.be/SxhgVxihd_o [Intro] A A [Verse 1]

^AI peeked ^Din, ^E to say good^Anight, ^D and then I ^Eheard, my ^Dchild in ^Aprayer.^A ^AAnd for ^Dme, ^Esome scarlet ^Aribbons, ^D scarlet ^Eribbons, ^Dfor my ^Ahair. ^A

[Verse 2]

^A All our ^Dstores, ^E were closed and ^Ashuttered, ^D all the ^Estreets, were ^Ddark en ^Abare. ^A ^AIn our ^Dtown, ^E no scarlet ^Aribbons, ^D scarlet ^Eribbons, ^Dfor her ^Ahair. ^A

[Chorus 1]

^AThrough the ^E7night my ^A7heart was ^Dsus4a - ^Dching. | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

^EJust be^Dfore the ^Bmdawn was ^Dbrea - ^E7king. | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

[Verse 3]

^AI peeked ^Din, and ^Eon her ^Abed, ^Din gay pro^Efusion, ^Dlying ^Athere.^A ^ALovely ^Dribbons, ^Escarlet ^Aribbons, ^Dscarlet ^Eribbons, ^Dfor her ^Ahair. ^A

[Chorus 2]

^AIf I ^E7live to ^A7be one ^Dsus4hun - ^Ddred. | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

^EI shall ^Dnever ^Bmknow from ^Dwhe – ^E7re. | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

[Outro]

^ACame those ^Dlovely, ^Escarlet ^Aribbons, ^Dscarlet ^Eribbons, ^Dfor ^Eher ^Ahai ^D - ^A ^Ar.

Tab by: André H. Hofman, The Netherlands, EU, 2019-08-06; Corrections, 2019-10-24.

The Cats - Scarlet ribbons