G
C
D7
G
I peeked in to say good night
C
D7
C
G
When I heard my child in prayer
C
D7
G
Send dear God some scarlet ribbons
C
D7
C
G
Scarlet ribbons for my hair
D7
G
C
All the stores were closed and shuttered
E7
A7
D7
All the streets were dark and bare
G
C
D7
G
In our town no scarlet ribbons
C
D7
C
G
Not one ribbon for her hair
D7
G
C
Through the night my heart was aching
E7
A7
D7
Just before the dawn was breaking
G
C
D7
G
I peeked in and on her bed
C
D7
C
G
In gay pro fusion lying there
C
D7
G
I saw ribbons scarlet ribbons
C
D7
C
G
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
D7
G
C
If I live to be a hundred
E7
A7
D7
I will never know from where
G
C
D7
G
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons
C
D7
C
D7
G
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
D7
C
G
E7
A7
