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Red Ribbons
Tea Leaf Green
Time: 2/2
Key: C
(Trevor Garrod)
[Intro]
||  G|  C|  G|  F   C||
||  G|  C|  D|  F||
[Verse 1]
GBe careful and aCware of the GtricksF  C  
GThe twists and Cturns and the DcurvesF  
GThe danger that the Cdarkness can GgiveF  C  
And the Gway we always Cget what we DdeserveF  
[Chorus 1]
I’m gonna Gcut to the heart like a Crazor
GRed ribbons will fly Chigh
GCut to the bone
CSunk like a Dstone
           Em           F  G*   (* denotes same chord)
Drunk on the blood red sky
|| G* |  C|  G|  F   C||
||  G|  C|  D|  F||
[Verse 2]
A Gtrain has slipped and Cfell off the GcliffF  C  
GSwallowed by a Cmonster beDlowF  
A Gpuff of smoke is Call that was GleftF  C  
Like the Gghosts of those that Cwe used to DknowF  
[Chorus 2]
I’m gonna Gcut to the heart like a Crazor
GRed ribbons will fly Chigh
GDropped to the ground
CNever should have Dfound
EmUnderneath the Fblood red GskyC  G  
FUnderCneath the Gblood red CskyG  F  C  
[Bridge]
DI will get you there, Emthis I swearA  
I'll get you therCe
[Verse 3]
The Gfire to our Ctorches still GclinksF  C  
To the Gshadows at the Cedge of our DeyesF  
Our Gfootsteps through the Cforest GsinkF  C  
To Gmute the nightinCgale’s lullaDbyF  
I’m gonna Gcut to the heart like a Crazor
GRed ribbons will fly Chigh
GCut to the bone
CSunk like a Dstone
           Em           F  G*   (* denotes same chord)
Drunk on the blood red sky
[Instrumental]
||: G* |  C|  G|  F   C:|| x8
I’m gonna Gcut to the heart like a Crazor
GRed ribbons will fly Chigh
GCut to the bone
CSunk like a Dstone
EmDrunk on the Fblood red GskyC  
I’m gonna Gcut to the heart like a Crazor
GRed ribbons will fly Chigh
GCut to the bone
CSunk like a Dstone
EmLeft on the Fground, Gnever to be Emfound, Ganywhere Caround
Underneath the blood red Gsky
F C   G
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[Chords]
[Intro/Verse]
||  G|  C|  G|  F   C||
||  G|  C|  D|  F||
[Chorus]
||:  G|  C| % :||
||  G|  C   D|  Em   F||
||  G|  C|  G|  F   C||
||  G|  C|  D|  F||
[Bridge]
||  D| % |  Em| % ||
||  A| % |  C| % ||
[Solo]
||:  G|  C|  G|  F   C:|| x8

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Red Ribbons

by Tea Leaf Green

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Red Ribbons

Tea Leaf Green

Time: 2/2

Key: C

(Trevor Garrod)

[Intro]

G C G F C

|| | | | ||

G C D F

|| | | | ||

[Verse 1]

G C G F C

Be careful and aware of the tricks

G C D F

The twists and turns and the curves

G C G F C

The danger that the darkness can give

G C D F

And the way we always get what we deserve

[Chorus 1]

G C

I’m gonna cut to the heart like a razor

G C

Red ribbons will fly high

Cut to the bone

C D

Sunk like a stone

Em F G

* (* denotes same chord)

Drunk on the blood red sky

G C G F C

|| * | | | ||

G C D F

|| | | | ||

[Verse 2]

G C G F C

A train has slipped and fell off the cliff

G C D F

Swallowed by a monster below

G C G F C

A puff of smoke is all that was left

G C D F

Like the ghosts of those that we used to know

[Chorus 2]

G C

I’m gonna cut to the heart like a razor

G C

Red ribbons will fly high

Dropped to the ground

C D

Never should have found

Em F G C G

Underneath the blood red sky

F C G C G F C

Underneath the blood red sky

[Bridge]

D Em A

I will get you there, this I swear

I'll get you there

[Verse 3]

G C G F C

The fire to our torches still clinks

G C D F

To the shadows at the edge of our eyes

G C G F C

Our footsteps through the forest sink

G C D F

To mute the nightingale’s lullaby

G C

I’m gonna cut to the heart like a razor

G C

Red ribbons will fly high

Cut to the bone

C D

Sunk like a stone

Em F G

* (* denotes same chord)

Drunk on the blood red sky

[Instrumental]

G C G F C

||: * | | | :|| x8

G C

I’m gonna cut to the heart like a razor

G C

Red ribbons will fly high

Cut to the bone

C D

Sunk like a stone

Em F G C

Drunk on the blood red sky

G C

I’m gonna cut to the heart like a razor

G C

Red ribbons will fly high

Cut to the bone

C D

Sunk like a stone

Em F G Em G C

Left on the ground, never to be found, anywhere around

Underneath the blood red sky

F C G

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[Chords]

[Intro/Verse]

G C G F C

|| | | | ||

G C D F

|| | | | ||

[Chorus]

G C

||: | | % :||

G C D Em F

|| | | ||

G C G F C

|| | | | ||

G C D F

|| | | | ||

[Bridge]

D Em

|| | % | | % ||

A C

|| | % | | % ||

[Solo]

G C G F C

||: | | | :|| x8

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