Scarlet Ribbons chords by The Cats

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: BB

Difficulty: Novice


Intro:
A augmentedA  A augmentedA

Verse 1:
A augmentedA    D MajorD   E MajorE    A augmentedA
I peeked in, to say goodnight
  D MajorD   E MajorE     D MajorD    A augmentedA
And then I heard, my child in prayer
 A augmentedA    D MajorD  E MajorE      A augmentedA
"And for me, some scarlet ribbons
D MajorD     E MajorE    D MajorD   A augmentedA
 Scarlet ribbons, for my hair"

Verse 2:
A augmentedA     D MajorD      E MajorE     A augmentedA
 All our stores, were closed and shuttered
D MajorD     E MajorE       D MajorD    A augmentedA
 All the streets, were dark en bare
A augmentedA    D MajorD   E MajorE      A augmentedA
 In our town,  no scarlet ribbons
D MajorD     E MajorE    D MajorD    A augmentedA
 Scarlet ribbons, for her hair

Chorus 1:
A augmentedA      E7E7    A7A7    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Through the night my heart was a -  ching
D MajorD   E7E7    A7A7    D MajorD   E7E7
Just before the dawn was brea - king

Verse 3:
A augmentedA    D MajorD    E MajorE   A augmentedA
I peeked in, and on her bed
  D MajorD   E MajorE    D MajorD   A augmentedA
In gay profusion, lying there
A augmentedA   D MajorD    E MajorE    A augmentedA
Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons
D MajorD    E MajorE    D MajorD    A augmentedA
Scarlet ribbons, for her hair

Chorus 2:
A augmentedA  E7E7   A7A7   Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
If I live to be one hun - dred
D MajorD    E7E7  A7A7    D MajorD   E7E7
I shall never know from whe – re

Outro:
A augmentedA     D MajorD    E MajorE    A augmentedA
Came those lovely, scarlet ribbons
D MajorD    E MajorE    D MajorD   E MajorE   A augmentedA   D MajorD   A augmentedA   A augmentedA
Scarlet ribbons, for  her  hai   -     r


Tab by: André H. Hofman, 2019-08-06.