Wear My Ring Around Your Neck chords by Ricky Van Shelton

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D  Dsus4 D   D Dsus4 D

Verse 1:
N.C.              D    Dsus4 D                Dsus4 D                 Dsus4 D
Won’t you wear my ring,       around your neck       to tell the world,
D            A   D A
I'm yours by heck
         D   Dsus4 D              G  C G
Let them see,       your love for me,
             D          A                D    Dsus4 D
and let them see by the ring around your neck

Verse 2:
D                      Dsus4 D                Dsus4 D                 Dsus4 D
Won’t you wear my ring,       around your neck       to tell the world,
             A   D A
I'm yours by heck
         D    Dsus4 D           G  C G
Let them know,       I love you so,
             D           A                D    Dsus4 D
and let them know by the ring around your neck

Chorus:
D          G                        D
Well, they say that going steady is not the proper thing
     G                                    D
They say that we're too young to know the meaning of a ring
  G                             D
I only know I lova-lova you and that you love me, too
    E                             A
So, darling this is what I ask of you

Verse 3:
N.C.              D    Dsus4 D                Dsus4 D                 Dsus4 D
Won’t you wear my ring,       around your neck       to tell the world,
             A    D A
I'm yours by heck
         D   Dsus4 D              G  C G
Let them see,       your love for me,
             D          A                D    Dsus4 D
and let them see by the ring around your neck

Chorus:
           G                        D
Well, they say that going steady is not the proper thing
     G                                    D
They say that we're too young to know the meaning a ring
  G                             D
I only know I lova-lova you and that you love me, too
    E                             A
So, darling this is what I beg of you

Verse 4:
N.C.              D   Dsus4 D                Dsus4 D                  Dsus4 D
Won’t you wear my ring,      around your neck       to tell the world,
             A   D A
I'm yours by heck
         D    Dsus4 D                G C G
Let them know,       that I love you so,
             D           A                D    Dsus4 D
and let them know by the ring around your neck

Ending:
              A           A                  D  Dsus4 D
…and let them know by the ring around your neck
              A                             D
…and let them know with my ring around your ne-e-e-ck