Scarlet Ribbons
Harry BelafonteVersion1
90
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D-DU-UDU
I peeked in to say good night,
and I heard my child in prayer.
'And for me, some scarlet ribbons,
scarlet ribbons for my hair.'
All the stores were closed and shuttered,
all the streets were dark and bare.
In our town, no scarlet ribbons,
scarlet ribbons for her hair.
Through the night my heart was aching,
just before the dawn was break..ing..
I peeked in, and on her pillow,
in gay profusion, lying there.
I saw ribbons, scarlet ribbons,
scarlet ribbons for her hair.
If I live to be a hundred..
I will never know from where..
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons,
scarlet ribbons for her hair.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Scarlet Ribbons by Harry Belafonte
[D]I peeked [Em7]in to [A7]say good [D]night, [Em7]and I [A7]heard my [Em7]child in [D]prayer. '[D]And for [Em7]me, some [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons, [Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for my [D]hair.' [D]All the [Em7]stores were [A7]closed and [D]shuttered, [Em7]all the [A7]streets were [Em7]dark and [D]bare. [D]In our [Em7]town, no [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons, [Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for her [D]hair. [D]Through the [Em7]night my [D7]heart was [G]aching, [Bm]just be[F#]fore the [Bm6]dawn was [Em7]break..[A7]ing.. [D]I peeked [Em7]in, and [A7]on her [D]pillow, in [Em7]gay pro[A7]fusion, [Em7]lying [D]there. [D]I saw [Em7]ribbons, [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons, [Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for her [D]hair. [D]If I [Em7]live to [D7]be a [G]hun[Em7]dred.. [Bm]I will [F#]never [Bm6]know from [Em7]where[A7].. [D]Came those [Em7]lovely [A7]scarlet [D]ribbons, [Em7]scarlet [A7]ribbons [Em7]for [A9]her [D]hair. A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.