Scarlet Ribbons chords by Jim Reeves

Key: D

Intro:
D D A A/D
(arpeggio)



Verse 1:
D    Em   A    D
I peeped in, to say goodnight
G     A     G    D
And then I heard, my child in prayer
    Em   A7     D
And for me some scarlet ribbons
G     A   Em D/A
Scarlet ribbons, for my hair

Verse 2:
    G      A7     D
All the stores, were locked and shuttered
G    A       Em    D
All the streets, were dark and bare
    G    A     D
In our town, no scarlet ribbons
  Em     A   Em D/A
No scarlet ribbons, for her hair

Bridge:
D      A7    D     G
Through the night, my heart was aching
   F#m    Em    A
Just, before the dawn was breaking

Verse 3:
D    Em A     D
I peeped in and on her bed
G      Em     D
In gay profusion, lying there
      G   D/A
Scarlet ribbons, scarlet ribbons
    G     A   Em7/A  A
Pretty scarlet ribbons, for her hair

Verse 4:
D           G
 If I live, to be a hundred
    Em/F#      A7
I will never, know from whe-ere
D     E    D/A
Came those lovely, scarlet ribbons
G     A   Em A7 D   D
Scarlet ribbons, for her hair