Artist: Tony Orlando    Genre: Rock & Roll    Roman Numerals: I7, i7, ii, II7, IV, v, V7, M6, vii    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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G7
(G,B,D,F)

G B D G B F
Gm7
(G,B♭,D,F)

F B♭ D G D -
Am
(A,C,E)

- A E A C E
A7
(A,C♯,E,G)

- A E G C♯ E
C
(C,E,G)

x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Dm
(D,F,A)

- - D A D F
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)

- - D A C F♯
Em
(E,G,B)

E B E G B E
E7
(E,G♯,B,D)

E B D G♯ B E
Fm
(F,A♭,C)

- - F A♭ C F


Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]

Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I'm comin' home, I've done my
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
time.
Now I've [Gm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
got to know what
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
is and isn't
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mine.
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
If you received my
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
letter, tellin'
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
you I'd soon be
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
free,
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
then you'll know just what to do
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
if you still want
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me.
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
if you still want
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me.

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
old Oak tree,
It's been [Gm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
three long
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
years, do you
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
still want  me?
If [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I don't see a
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
ribbon round the
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
old
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth
]
Oak
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
tree,
I'll [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
stay on the bus, for-
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth
]
get about us,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
put the blame on
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
me.
If [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I don't see a
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
yellow ribbon
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
round the
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
old Oak
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
tree.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Bus driver, please, look for
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
me.
Cause I [Gm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
couldn't bear to
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
see what I might
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
see.
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I'm really still in
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
prison, and my
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
love she holds the
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
key.
A [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
simple yellow ribbon's what I
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
need to set me
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
free
I [FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
wrote and told her,
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
please
Repeat Chorus

Verse 3
slower
Now the [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
whole damn bus is
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
cheering,
and I [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
can't believe I
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
see..
a tempo
A [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
hundred yellow
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
ribbons round the
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
old
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Oak
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
tree!
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I'm comin'
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
home...
[Gm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old Oak tree..
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old Oak tree..
[Gm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second
]
old Oak
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
tree.
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Repeat Outro