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The Cats: Scarlet Ribbons, (E. Danzig/J. Segal, 1949), 1969,
Key: B - 4/4 – 102 bpm.
*  : Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
[Intro]
    A*
[Verse 1]
AI peeked Din,     Eto say good-Anight,
            D           E          D        A*
  and then I heard, my child in prayer.
AAnd for Dme,  Esome scarlet Aribbons,
         D          E        D       A*
  scarlet ribbons, for my hair.
[Verse 2]
  AAll our Dstores,   Ewere closed and Ashuttered,
         D               E         D       A*
  all the streets, were dark en bare.
AIn our Dtown,   Eno scarlet Aribbons,
         D          E         D       A*
  scarlet ribbons, for her hair.
[Chorus 1]
 AThrough the E7night my A7heart was Dsus4a    -    Dching.
|        4/4         |  2/4    |  4/4    | 4/4  |
 EJust be-Dfore the Bmdawn was Dbrea - E7king.
|        4/4     |  2/4   |  4/4 | 4/4  |
[Verse 3]
AI peeked Din, and Eon her Abed,
          D         E       D       A*
in gay pro-fusion, lying there.
ALovely Dribbons, Escarlet Aribbons,
       D          E         D       A*
scarlet ribbons, for her hair.
[Chorus 2]
 AIf I E7live to A7be one Dsus4hun   -   Ddred.
|     4/4    | 2/4  |  4/4    | 4/4  |
 EI shall Dnever Bmknow from Dwhe – E7re.
|    4/4      |  2/4    | 4/4  | 4/4  |
[Outro]
ACame those Dlovely, Escarlet Aribbons,
       D          E        D         E        A        D        A*
scarlet ribbons, for    her     hai        -         r.

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Scarlet Ribbons

by The Cats

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The Cats: Scarlet Ribbons, (E. Danzig/J. Segal, 1949), 1969,

Key: B - 4/4 – 102 bpm.

* : Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A D E A

I peeked in, to say good-night,

D E D A

and then I heard, my child in prayer.

A D E A

And for me, some scarlet ribbons,

D E D A

scarlet ribbons, for my hair.

[Verse 2]

A D E A

All our stores, were closed and shuttered,

D E D A

all the streets, were dark en bare.

A D E A

In our town, no scarlet ribbons,

D E D A

scarlet ribbons, for her hair.

[Chorus 1]

A E7 A7 Dsus4 D

Through the night my heart was a - ching.

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

E D Bm D E7

Just be-fore the dawn was brea - king.

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

[Verse 3]

A D E A

I peeked in, and on her bed,

D E D A

in gay pro-fusion, lying there.

A D E A

Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons,

D E D A

scarlet ribbons, for her hair.

[Chorus 2]

A E7 A7 Dsus4 D

If I live to be one hun - dred.

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

E D Bm D E7

I shall never know from whe – re.

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |

[Outro]

A D E A

Came those lovely, scarlet ribbons,

D E D E A D A

scarlet ribbons, for her hai - r.

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