Ribbon Of Darkness

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ribbon of darkness over me chords
gordon lightfoot

capo i *

C G G7 C C7 F C G C

C G
ribbon of darkness over me
G7 C
since my true love walked out the door
C7 F
tears i never had before
C G C
ribbon of darkness over me

C G
clouds A – atherin’ o’er my head
G7 C
that kill the day and hide the sun
C7 F
that shroud the night when day is done
C G C
ribbon of darkness over me

Dm C
rain is falling on the meadow
Dm C
where once my love and i did lie
Dm C
now she is gone from the meadow
Dm Em F G
my love goodbye

C G
ribbon of darkness over me
G7 C
where once the world was young as spring
C7 F
where flowers did bloom and birds did sing
C G C
ribbon of darkness over me

Dm C
here in this cold room lyin’
Dm C
don’t want to see no one but you
Dm C
lord i wish i could be dyin’
Dm Em F G
to forget you

C G
oh how i wish your heart could see

G7 C
how mine just aches and breaks all day
C7 F
come on home and take away
C G C
this ribbon of darkness over me

* alternate :

capo iv

C = A
G = E
G7 = E7
C7 = A7
F = D
Dm = Bm
Em = C#m

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