TIE A YELLOW RIBBON TONY ORLANDO & DAWN CAPO 5th fret Tabbed by Jim Bauer (jbauer601@hotmail.com) Note: Originally tabbed by Ray Rickert, I just thought the version was a little bit difficult to follow...something with the formatting. In any case, I retabbed it for my own reference and thought I would post the altered version. Made a couple of very minor corrections as well. INTRO: C Em Dm G verse:

^CI'm comin' home, I've done my ^Emtime Now I've ^Gmgot to know what ^A7is and isn't ^Dmmine If you received my ^Fmletter tellin' ^Cyou I'd soon be ^Amfree ^D7Then you'll know just what to do ^Fm6if you still want ^G7me ^Fm6If you still want ^G7me

chorus:

^CTie a yellow ribbon round the ^Emole oak tree It's been ^Gmthree long years, do you s^Atill ^A7want ^Dmme If I don't see a^Fm ribbon round the ^Cole ^Eoak ^Amtree I'll s^Ctay on the bus, ^C/Gforget about us ^AmPut the blame on ^Ame

bridge: Dm7 Fm6 D7 G7 C (Am Dm G7) If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree verse:

^CBus driver please look for ^Emme Cause I ^Gmcouldn't bear to ^A7see what I might ^Dmsee I'm really still in ^Fmprison and my ^Clove she holds the ^Amkey ^D7A simple yellow ribbon's what I ^Fm6need to set me ^G7free ^Fm6I wrote and told her ^G7please

:| chorus & bridge, skipping part in (), then to harmonica solo over harmonica solo: C Em Gm A A7 Dm x2 verse: (slower, single appregios)

Now the ^Dm7whole damn bus is ^Fm6cheerin' and I ^Ccan't believe I ^A7see ^CA

(normal

tempo)

^Dm7hundred yellow ^Fm6ribbons 'round the ^D7ole ^G7oak ^Ctree ^Em ^Gm ^A ^Dm

coda:

^CTie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, ^Emtie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree ^GmTie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree, ^Atie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree ^Dm

:| and fade ---------- ----- STANDARD TUNING: (EADGBE) CHORDS USED: (all fingerings relative to capo) C = X35553 Em = X79987 Gm = 355333 A7 = 575655 Dm = X57765 Fm = 133111 Am = 577555 D7 = X57575 Fm6 = 130111 (use thumb) A = 577655 G7 = 353433 P.S. I like playing this song barred, but you can of course use regular fingerings for any or all of these chords. Might be a tad hard to play barred with capoed 5th fret with say, heavy gauge bronze. :)

Tony Orlando & Dawn - Tie a yellow ribbon