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Ribbon Bows chords by
Joanna Newsom
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
D
D

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G
G

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A
A

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There is a spring not
D
D

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far from here
A
A

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D
D

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The water runs both sweet and clear
Bm
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Both sweet and clear, and cold
A
A

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Could crack your bones
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G

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D
D

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With veins of gold
A
A

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I stood, a-
Verse 2
D
D

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wagging, at the tap
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A

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D
D

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Just a- waiting on the lagging, rising sap
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G

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E
E

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I held the cold tin ladle to my lip
A
A

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At the Shrine of the Thousand Arms
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G

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D

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I lowered my eyes to sip
Verse 3
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E

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Am
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What a beautiful day
E
E

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A
A

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Am
Am

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to catch my drift
F
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G

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C
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Or be caught up in it
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E
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D
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G
G

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You want your love, Love?
E
E

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Come and get your love
A
A

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I only took it back
G
G

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D
D

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Because I thought you didn't
Verse 4
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G

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A
A

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How my ears did ring
D
D

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At the municipal pound

From that old hangdog
A
A

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D
D

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To which I was bound
Bm
Bm
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Curled 'round the bottom rung
G
G

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Doesn't anybody want you?

Well, come on, darlin'
A
A

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G

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D
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I could use someone like you around
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A
A

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I am not like you
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D

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I ain't from this place
A
A

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And I do reserve the right to repeat
D
D

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all my same mistakes
G
G

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And, in the night, like you
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E

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I certainly bite and chew
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A

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What I can find
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G

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And never seem to lose the taste
Verse 5
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E

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Am
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What a horrible face
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Am
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F
F

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I feel me make
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C
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For Pete's sake
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Abaug
Abaug
4

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What you have told me,
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I cannot erase
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A
A

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Though I keep on saying

and I do believe
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D
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It is not too late
F#m
F#m
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All day, you're
Verse 6
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hassling me
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Am
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with trifles
F#m
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Black nose of the dog
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Am
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E
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G
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as cold as a rifle
F#
F#
2

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Indicating, with a nudge
Bm
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C
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Bm
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E
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God, no God, God, no God
F#
F#
2

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Sweet, appraising eye of the dog
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E
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Blink once if God, twice if no God
Verse 7
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Am
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My mama may be ashamed of me
F
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C
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With all of my finery
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E
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D
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Carrying on
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Whooping it up till the early morn'
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G
G

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Lost and lorn among the madding revelry
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A
A

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Sure, I can pass
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Honey, I can pass
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D
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Particularly when I start to tip my glass
Bm
Bm
2

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I'll be a sport
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And have a go at that old song

singing unabashed
A
A

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'Bout them city girls with their

ribbon bows
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G

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D
D

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And their fancy sash'
Verse 8
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But, though I get so sad
E
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Could swear the night makes

a motion to claim me

Around that second verse
A
A

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I reckon and I've felt worse
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D
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And still held fast
A
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But, later on, when I am alone
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D
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Alone at last
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Well I take my God to task
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I take my doggone God to task

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • Am

  • F

  • C

  • Abaug

    4

  • F#m

    2

  • F#

    2

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Ribbon Bows by Joanna Newsom is F major.

The primary chords used in Ribbon Bows are F, Bb, C, Dm, G, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Bb, C, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Ribbon Bows is approximately 59 beats per minute.

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