Chords with lyrics
Verse
C majorC
I've traveled through this country
G+G
And I'll tell you what I've seen
A augmentedA million yellow ribbons
C majorC
And I wonder what they mean
FF
It's love and hope and sympathy
C majorC
For those who've gone to fight
D MajorD
But still I know that none of them
G+G G7G7
Can make the killing right
Verse
C majorC
When we see two children fighting
G+G
Don't we try to come between
Get 'em both to talk
C majorC
Instead of acting rough and mean
FF
We give 'em love and limits
C majorC
Say now try to get along
D MajorD
Then we tell 'em it's alright to kill
G+G G7G7
To prove that killing's wrong
Verse
C majorC
Sometimes your yellow ribbon
G+G
Tries to make me feel ashamed
Tells me I'm a traitor
C majorC
That somehow it's me to blame
FF
But I can't hide behind it
C majorC
Just to prove that I belong
D MajorD
And I won't be an accomplice
G+G G7G7
To a thing I know is wrong
Verse
C majorC
But I'd wear a yellow ribbon
G+G
For the peace that's in my heart
I'd wear it for the loved ones
C majorC
That should never have to part
FF
I'd wear it for the wasted lives
C majorC
No matter friend or foe
D MajorD
And I'd wear it for the children
G+G G7G7
If they never had to go
Verse
C majorC
Yes, I've seen your yellow ribbons
G+G
Hanging up all over town
But I don't think they'll ever buy
C majorC
The peace we've never found
Outro
FF
Oh, the guns will all be silent
C majorC
And the battle flags all furled
G+G G7G7
When we tie a yellow ribbon
C majorC
'Round the world
FF
Yes, the guns will all be silent
C majorC
And the battle flags all furled
G+G G7G7
When we tie a yellow ribbon
C majorC
'Round the world