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Rodrigo Amarante - The Ribbon
   D- x 5  7  7  7 x
 F#m- x 9 11 11 10 x
   E- x 7  9  9  9 x
(Intro)
A
A  D  A
A  D  A
A  D  F#m
E  Bm
A  D  A
The ribbon is C#mcut
Now cAameras are gC#mone
The Dnews are all F#mone
The pEarty goeBms on
ADone, it’s been C#msaid
And Aup goes the C#mflag
An Dox has been kF#milled
In disEplay the Bmhead
Then Ahe caC#mme to me
ABorn with a C#mheart
He Dpoured me the F#mone
EFixed me up Bmstraight
ASon, he said I knew you would
Hell can only do you good
You’ll be C#mwhere you should
So I Dkissed the riF#mngE  
I Bmmissed the hand
Intro
Ask who you C#mmust
AFaith it is C#mtrust
And jDustice be F#mmade
For Enumbers we Bmpray
A Awoman made C#mblind
With Aangels at C#mguard
DServants of lF#mords
With a Escale and a Bmsword
She’s Alooking at C#mme
She Asees tC#mhrough the night
A Dhit and rF#mun
ENo one in Bmsight
ABoy, she said You oughta know
Classifieds will never show
What the C#maces do
To the Dqueen of hF#meartsE  Bm  
I Aknow
Intro 3x

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The Ribbon

by Rodrigo Amarante

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Rodrigo Amarante - The Ribbon

- x 5 7 7 7 x

F#m

- x 9 11 11 10 x

- x 7 9 9 9 x

(Intro)

A D A

A D F#m

E Bm

A D A

C#m

The ribbon is cut

A C#m

Now cameras are gone

D F#m

The news are all one

E Bm

The party goes on

A C#m

Done, it’s been said

A C#m

And up goes the flag

D F#m

An ox has been killed

E Bm

In display the head

A C#m

Then he came to me

A C#m

Born with a heart

D F#m

He poured me the one

E Bm

Fixed me up straight

Son, he said I knew you would

Hell can only do you good

C#m

You’ll be where you should

D F#m E

So I kissed the ring

I missed the hand

Intro

C#m

Ask who you must

A C#m

Faith it is trust

D F#m

And justice be made

E Bm

For numbers we pray

A C#m

A woman made blind

A C#m

With angels at guard

D F#m

Servants of lords

E Bm

With a scale and a sword

A C#m

She’s looking at me

A C#m

She sees through the night

D F#m

A hit and run

E Bm

No one in sight

Boy, she said You oughta know

Classifieds will never show

C#m

What the aces do

D F#m E Bm

To the queen of hearts

I know

Intro 3x

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