Misc Traditional – She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (Guitar)

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Marching song which has been around (with various lyrics) for about 400 years. Intro = C Verse 1

C
Round her neck she wore a yellow ribbon

    Am                            D               G
She wore it in the springtime and in the month of May

    C
And if you asked her why she always wore it

      Am               C             G        C
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Chorus

C    F        C
Far away far away 

      Am               C             G        C             
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Verse 2

C
Round her neck she wore a golden locket

    Am                            D             G
She wore it in the night time and wore it every day

    C
And if you asked her why she always wore it

      Am               C             G        C
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Chorus

C    F        C
Far away far away 

      Am               C             G        C             
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Verse 3

C
On her hearth she kept a fire burning

    Am               C          D               G
She kept it fall and winter and in the month of May

    C
And if you asked her why she always kept it

      Am               C             G        C
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Chorus

C    F        C
Far away far away 

      Am               C             G        C             
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Verse 4

C
Saved her love and saved her warmest kisses

    Am                  C          D               G
She saved them fall and winter and in the month of May

    C
And if you asked her why she always saved them

      Am               C             G        C
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Chorus

C    F        C
Far away far away 

      Am               C             G        C             
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away

Chorus

C    F        C
Far away far away 

      Am               C             G        C             
She`d tell you for her lover who was far far away