Ribbons And Bows

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by Tom Phillips (of the 'Men of Constant Sorrow’).
A nice example of Double Dropped-D tuning, but capo’d up to G, with flowing
chord changes.  The arrangement on the album is fairly simple, in keeping with
provide many notes around those played that are appropriate to the melody,
for those who want to embellish the picking.
Tuning: Double Dropped-D (D A D G B d), with Capo at the 5th fret (G D G C E g)
Key: G (with capo at the 5th fret)   Time: 4/4   (Each '-' = 1/16 note)
Tempo: ~132 bpm
Really not sure whether the chord names are correct for the key.  These were
obtained using 'Chord Alchemy’.

        Cm7/11           Bm7+5            A7sus4        A7sus4>Bm7+5
   (Repeat above arpeggios 3x)

        Cm7/11           Bm7+5            A7sus4           A7sus4
   (4th repetition)

          G                Bm               C7             D7sus4

          G                Bm               C7           D>Dsus4>D5

          G                Bm               C7               G/B

          C7              G/B              Am/9          D>Dsus4>D5
   (Repeat above 8 bars 2x, on 2nd repetition adding the 4th fret note
    on the top string at the start of the G chord)

          C7           D>Dsus4>D5            G             G6>G7

          C7               G                Am9              Bm7

        Cm7/11           Bm7+5            A7sus4        A7sus4>Bm7+5

Capo on the 5th fret, left-hand fingers numbered 1 > 4 from index > pinky.

D X---|---|---|---|---|   D X---|---|---|---|---|   D X---|---|---|---|---|
G X---|---|---|---|---|   G X---|---|---|---|---|   G X---|---|---|---|---|
         Cm7/11                     Bm7+5                    A7sus4

D 0---|---|---|---|---|   D X---|---|---|---|---|   D X---|---|---|---|---|
G 0---|---|---|---|---|   G |---|---|---|-3-|---|   G |---|---|---|---|-3-|
           G                       Bm                       C7

D 0---|---|---|---|---|                             D 0---|---|---|---|---|
G X---|---|---|---|---|                             G X---|---|---|---|---|
        D7sus4                G     Bm    C7                D>Dsus4>D5

D X---|---|---|---|---|   D X---|---|---|---|---|   D X---|---|---|---|---|
G 0---|---|---|---|---|   G |---|---|---|-3-|---|   G |---|---|---|---|-3-|
            G                        Bm                        C7

           G/B             C7   G/B              Am/9            D>Dsus4>D5
 (On 2nd repetition, add 4th fret note on top string at start of the G chord)

                            G 0---|---|---|---|       G |---|---|---|-4-|
                            D X---|---|---|---|       D |---|-1-|---|---|
                            G X---|---|---|---|       G X---|---|---|---|
     C7    D>Dsus4>D5                 G                        G6

C X---|---|---|---|              C 0---|---|---|---|    C |---|-1-|---|---|
G X---|---|---|---|              G |---|---|---|-4-|    G |---|---|---|-3-|
D 0---|---|---|---|              D X---|---|---|---|    D 0---|---|---|---|
G X---|---|---|---|              G |---|-1-|---|---|    G X---|---|---|---|
         G7           C7  G/B             Am9                       Bm7

  We tell each other lies
  We fight and forget why
  We fell in love one time
  So long ago.
  You say my heart's grown cold
  But it's just getting old
  It's been robbed and sold
  So many times.

  If it has to change, then that's the way it goes,
  Ribbons and bows, can turn into chains.

  There's lovers on the street,
  Others we could meet
  But others couldn't keep
  From falling aside.
  I wonder what we'll do
  When we both get too blue
  I wouldn't want to lose
  Anything more.

  Winter winds will blow
  And turn our lives to snow
  I'd be glad to know
  You anyway.
  You say my heart's grown cold
  But it's just getting old
  It's been robbed and sold
  So many times.