G Am7 D7 G
I peeked in to say good night,
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And I heard my child in prayer.
G Am7 D7 G
"And for me, some scarlet ribbons,
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Scarlet ribbons for my hair."
G Am7 D7 G
All our town was closed and shuttered,
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All the streets were dark and bare;
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In our town, no scarlet ribbons,
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Scarlet ribbons for her hair.
Bridge 1:
G Am7 G7 C
Through the night my heart was aching;
Em B+ Em6 Am7 D7
Just before the dawn was break-ing,
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I peeked in, and on her pillow,
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In gay profusion lying there,
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I saw ribbons, scarlet ribbons,
Am7 D7 Am7 G
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.
Bridge 2:
G Am7 G7 C Am7
If I live to be a hun-dred
Em B+ Em6 Am7 D7
I will never know from where
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Came those ribbons, scarlet ribbons,
Am7 D7 Am7 D9 G
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.