Tabs (Ver. 2)
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Tempo: 95 bpm
Intro:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| PM
Verse:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| PM
Guitar 2 riff
e|-----------------|------------------|
BB|-----------------|------------------|
G+G|-----------------|------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|---------3-------|------------------|
E MajorE|------------6—5--|-2----6\5/6\5--2/3|
Guitar 2 alternative riff
e|-----------------|------------------|
BB|---------1-------|------------------|
G+G|------------3-2--|------3\2/3\2-----|
D MajorD|-----------------|-4----—-------4/5-|
A augmentedA|-----------------|------------------|
E MajorE|-------------—---|------------------|
Guitar 3:
F# minorF#m (let ring) G+G (let ring)
Lyrics
I'm lying on my back now
the stars look all too near
flowers on the razor wire
I know you're here
we are few
and far between
I was thinking about her skin
love is a many splintered thing
don't be afraid now
just walk on in
(flowers on the razor wire)
(walk on in)
her eyes were cobalt red
her voice was cobalt blue
I see no purple light
crashing out of you
so just walk on in
her lovers queued up in the hallway
I heard them scratching at the door
I tried to tell her
about Marx and Engels, God and angels
I don't really know what for
but she looked good in ribbons
so just walk on in
she looked good in ribbons
so just walk on in
tie a red red red red red red red red ribbon
love
is a many splintered thing
tie a red red red red ribbon
don't be afraid
just walk on in
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| PM Palm muting
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Other versions of Ribbons
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Ribbons by The Sisters Of Mercy
