FAIRPORT CONVENTION
"IF I HAD A RIBBON BOW"
Released on a 45 rpm
single in 1968
A Eb
Ab D Eb
A Db
B E
Am D
If I had ribbon bow to tie my hair
A D
And a gown of calico for me to wear
B E B E
I'd surely get a sweetheart, a prince or a king
A B E
A palace home where I could have everything
Am D A D
If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair
Am D A Dm
This old world could come and go, I wouldn't care
B E B E
I'd stay up in my castle and I'd always wear
E A Bm A
A ribbon bow so fine to tie my hair
D A C A
All the live long day to the Lord above me
C A Am C Em
All I do is pray for someone to love me
Am D A D
If I had ribbon bow all nice and clean
A D A D
I could be a princess or a fairy queen
D B E B E
Prince Charming then would court me, his love he would swear
A Bm A
If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair
G F A# A
G F A#
A D
There's a story of a girl, a story seldom told
Gm C Gm C
What she wanted from this world was not of gems or gold
C F E
Her wishes were quite plain as you will see
F E
For often she would simply make this plea
A D Am F#m
All the live long day to the Lord above me
D A D Am Bbm Eb
All I do is pray for someone to love me
Bbm Eb Bbm Eb
If I had ribbon bow all nice and clean
Bbm Eb Bbm Eb
I could be a princess or a fairy queen
Eb C F Cm F
Prince Charming then would court me, his love he would swear
Bbm Cm
If I had a ribbon bow
Cm Bbm
A pretty little ribbon bow
Cm Bbm Cm Bbm Cm Bbm Cm
Prince Charming then would court me, his love he would swear
Bb Eb Db Eb
If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair
