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Ribbon Bows by Joanna Newsom
Ribbon Bows
Capo:no capo
(F)There is a (C)spring not far from (F)here
The water (C)runs both sweet and (F)clear
Both sweet and (Dm)clear and co - (Bb)old
Could crack your (C)bones with (Bb)veins of (F)gold
I stood a-(C)wagging at the (F)tap
Just a-(C)waiting on the lagging, rising (F)sap
I held the (Bb)cold tin ladle to my (G)lip
At the shrine of the (C)Thousand Eyes I lowered my (Bb)eyes do (F)sip
What a (G)beautiful (Cm)day to (G)catch my (Cm)drift
Or (Bb)be caught (G#)up (Bb)in (Eb)it
(G#)You want your (G)love? (F)Love, (Bb)come and get your (G)love
I only (C)took it back because I (Bb)thought you (F)didn't
This progression is then repeated, followed by this:
(Am)All day you're (Eb)hassling me with (F)tri - (Cm)ifles
(Am)Black (Eb)nose of the dog as (F)cold as a (Cm)rifle (Bb)
(A)Indicating (G)with a nudge, (F)god, (Eb)no god, (Bb)god, (G)no god
(A)Sweet appraising (G)eye of the dog, blink (F)once if (Eb)god, (Bb)twice if (G
)no god
Then the first progression begins again to finish the song out, starting on the
C-
minor in the second section.
There is a spring not far from here
The water runs both sweet and clear
Both sweet and clear, and cold
Could crack your bones
With veins of gold
I stood, a-wagging, at the tap
Just a-waiting on the lagging, rising sap
I held the cold tin ladle to my lip
At the Shrine of the Thousand Arms I lowered my eyes to sip
What a beautiful day to catch my drift
Or be caught up in it
You want your love, Love?
Come and get your love
I only took it back
Because I thought you didn't
How my ears did ring
At the municipal pound
From that old hangdog
To which I was bound
Curled 'round the bottom rung
Doesn't anybody want you?
Well, come on, darlin'
I could use someone like you around
I am not like you
I ain't from this place
And I do reserve the right to repeat all my same mistakes
And, in the night, like you
I certainly bite and chew
What I can find
And never seem to lose the taste
What a horrible face
I feel me make
For Pete's sake
What you have told me, I cannot erase
Though I keep on saying and I do believe
It is not too late
All day, you're hassling me with trifles
Black nose of the dog
as cold as a rifle
Indicating, with a nudge
God, no God, God, no God
Sweet, appraising eye of the dog
Blink once if God, twice if no God
My mama may be ashamed of me
With all of my finery
Carrying on
Whooping it up till the early morn'
Lost and lorn among the madding revelry
Sure, I can pass
Honey, I can pass
Particularly when I start to tip my glass
I'll be a sport
And have a go at that old song singing unabashed
'Bout them city girls with their ribbon bows
And their fancy sash'
But, though I get so sad
Could swear the night makes a motion to claim me
Around that second verse
I reckon and I've felt worse
And still held fast
But, later on, when I am alone
Alone at last
Well I take my God to task
I take my doggone God to task
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
F C F
There is a spring, not far from here
C F
The water runs both sweet and clear
Dm Bb
Both sweet and clear, and cold:
C
Could crack your bones
Bb F
With veins of gold
C F
I stood, a-wagging, at the tap;
C F
Just a-waiting on the lagging, rising sap
Bb G
I held the cold tin ladle to my lip
C
At the Shrine of the Thousand Arms
Bb F
I lowered my eyes to sip
[Chorus]
G Cm G Cm
What a beautiful day to catch my drift
Bb Ab Bb Eb
Or be caught up in it
Ab G F
You want your love, Love?
Bb G
Come and get your love;
C
I only took it back
Bb F
Because I thought you didn't
[Verse]
C
How my ears did ring
F
At the municipal pound
C
From that old hangdog
F
To which I was bound:
Dm
Curled 'round the bottom rung
Bb
Doesn't anybody want you?
C
Well, come on, darlin
Bb F
I could use someone like you around
C F
I am not like you, I ain't from this place
C
And I do reserve the right
F
To repeat all my same mistakes
Dm
And, in the night, like you
Bb
I certainly bite and chew
C
What I can find
Bb F
And never seem to lose the taste
[Chorus]
G Cm G Cm
What a horrible face I feel me make
Bb Ab Bb Eb
For Pete's sake
Ab G F
What you have told me, I cannot erase!
C
(Though I keep on saying
Bb F
And I do believe, it is not too late)
[Bridge]
Am Eb F Cm
All day, you're hassling me with trifles:
Am Eb F Cm Bb
Black nose of the dog, as cold as a rifle
A G
Indicating, with a nudge
F Eb Bb G
God, No God. God, No God
A G
Sweet, appraising eye of the dog
F Eb
Blink once if god
Bb G
Twice if no god
Cm G Cm
My mama may be ashamed of me
Bb Ab Bb Eb
With all of my finery:
Ab
Carrying on
G F
Whooping it up till the early morn
C
Lost and lorn
Bb F
Among the madding revelry!
C
Sure, I can pass
F
Honey, I can pass
C F
Particularly when I start to tip my glass
Dm
I'll be a sport
Bb
And have a go at that old song
Singing unabashed, about
C
'Them city girls
Bb
With their ribbon bows
F
And their fancy sash...'
[Outro]
Dm
But, though I get so sad
(could swear the night
Bb
Makes a motion to claim me
C
Around that second verse)
Bb
I reckon I've felt worse
F
And still held fast
C
But, later on, when I am alone
F
Alone at last
C
Well I take my god to task
F
I take my god to task
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