Written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown
C C/B Am Em B7/13- I'm coming home, I've done my time Gm7 A Gdim Dm A7 Dm Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine F Fm Fdim C C/B Am If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free D7 Am7 D9 Am7 Fm Dm7 G7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 G7 Then you know just what to do if you still want me, If you still want me C C/B Am7 Am7/G Em B7/13- Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree A7 Gdim Gm7 A7 Dm A7 Dm It's been three long years do you still want me F Fm C E Am If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree G7 C C/B Am Am7+ A9 I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, put the blame on me Dm Dm7+ Dm7 Fm7 D7 G C Am Dm G7 If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree C C/B Am Em B7/13- Busdriver, please look for me Gm7 A Gdim Dm A7 Dm 'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see F Fm Fdim C C/B Am I'm really in prison, and my love she holds the key D7 Am7 D9 Am7 Fm Dm7 G7 A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 G7 I wrote and told her, please C C/B Am7 Am7/G Em B7/13- Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree A7 Gdim Gm7 A7 Dm A7 Dm It's been three long years do you still want me F Fm C E Am If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree G7 C C/B Am Am7+ A9 I'll stay on the bus, forget about us, ut the blame on me Dm Dm7+ Dm7 Fm7 D7 G C Am Dm G7 If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree C C/B Am Em B7/13- I'm coming home, I've done my time Gm7 A Gdim Dm A7 Dm Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine F Fm Fdim C C/B Am If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free D7 Am7 D9 Am7 Fm Dm7 G7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 G7 Then you know just what to do if you still want me, If you still want me C C/B Am7 Am7/G Em B7/13- Oh, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree A7 Gdim Gm7 A7 Dm A7 Dm It's been three long years do you still want me F Fm C E Am If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree Dm Dm7 Bb9 Fdim C C/B A7/9 Now the whole damn bus is cheering, and I can't believe I see Dm Dm7 Fm7 Fdim D7 G7 C Em Gm A Dm G C A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree