INTRO: Bb F7 Cm7 Bb

#1.
Bb       Cm7   F7       Bb
I peeked in to say good night,
Cm7   F7       Cm7      Bb
and I heard my child in prayer.
Bb      Cm7      F7      Bb
And for me, some scarlet ribbons,
Cm7     F7      Cm7    Bb
scarlet ribbons for my hair.

#2.
Bb      Cm7         F7         Bb
All the stores were closed and shuttered,
Cm7     F7           Cm7      Bb
all the streets were dark and bare.
Bb     Cm7      F7      Bb
In our town, no scarlet ribbons,
Cm7     F7      Cm7     Bb
scarlet ribbons for her hair.

CHORUS:
Bb          Cm7      Bb7       Eb
Through the night my heart was aching,
Gm     D+       Gm6      Cm7    F7
just before the dawn was break..ing..

#3.
Bb       Cm7     F7     Bb
I peeked in, and on her bed,
   Cm7    F7      Cm7   Bb
in gay profusion, lying there.
Bb     Cm7      F7      Bb
lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons,
Cm7     F7      Cm7     Bb
scarlet ribbons for her hair.

CHORUS:
Bb   Cm7     Bb7  Eb Cm7
If I live to be a hundred..
Gm     D+    Gm6       Cm7  F7
I will never know from where..

#4.
Bb         Cm7    F7      Bb
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons,
Cm7     F7      Cm7 F9  Bb
scarlet ribbons for her hair.