If I Had A Ribbon Bow

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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

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G   F   A#

A                           D
There's a story of a girl, a story seldom told
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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
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If I had a ribbon bow to tie my hair