Title: Ribbon of Darkness
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Genre: Country
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T:Ribbon of Darkness
T:Ribbon of Darkness
T:Gordon Lightfoot
T:Moose Music Ltd (1965)
C:Gordon Lightfoot
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: ||||1.~Rib- bon of|dark- ness o- ver|me\_\_\_\_||
w: ||||2.~Clouds * a~\-|gath'- rin' o'er my|head~\_\_\_\_||
w: ||||4.~Rib- bon of|dark- ness o- ver|me~\_\_\_||
w: ||||6.~Oh how I|wish your heart could|see~\_\_\_||
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w: Since my true|love walked out the|door,~\_\_\_\_||Tears I|nev- er had be-|fore,~\_\_\_|
w: That kill the|day and hide the|sun,~\_\_\_\_\_||That shroud|the night * is|done,~\_\_	|
w: Where once the|world was young as|spring,~\_\_\_\_||Where flow'rs|did bloom and did|sing,~\_\_\_|
w: How mine just|aches and breaks all|day,~\_\_\_\_\_||Come on|home and * *|way~\_\_\_|
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w: |Rib- bon of|dark- ness o- ver|me.~~\_\_\_\_|(to~Refrain~2)|3.~Rain is|
w: |Rib- bon of|dark- ness o- ver|me.~~\_\_\_\_|(to~bridge~3)|5.~Here in|
w: ||dark- ness o- ver|me.~\_\_\_\_|(to~bridge~5)||
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w: fal- ling on the|mead- * ow\_\_\_\_\_\_\_||Where once my|love and I did|lie,~\_\_\_\_\_||Now she is|
w: this cold ro- om|ly\-\-- * ing\_\_\_\_||Don't want to|see no one but|you,~\_\_\_\_||Lord, I wish|
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w: gone from the|mead- * ow,~\_\_\_\_\_||My|love,|good|bye. (to~Refrain~4)|me.~\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_|
w: I could be|dy\-\-\-- * ing~\_\_\_\_\_\_||To|for-|get|you. (to~Refrain~6)||
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