The yellow bandana    (video)    (clip)

 

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    This is the story of a yellow bandana,

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    a handsome young soldier and a girl named Roseanna.

 

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1. Away out West in the wilds of New Mexico

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    there lived a girl and a soldier who loved her so.

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    And ev'ry night 'neath the full crimson moon above

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    this brave young soldier would pledge her his love, and ...

 

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He gave Roseanna his yellow bandana,

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to wear in her hair till he's with her once more.

 C                 Dm             G              C

He gave Roseanna his yellow bandana,

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mounted his pony and rode off to war.

 

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 3rd here)

 

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2. His orders came and he had to ride West again,

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    seems that Apaches were causing unrest again.

     C                                                        G

    He kissed Roseanna goodbye as he rode away

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    promising this time he'd come back to stay, and ....

 

+ CHORUS

 

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 4th here)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3. The war was over and he came back home and found

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    that the Apaches had burned the whole village down.

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    And 'neath the tree where he last kissed Roseanna

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    draped on a cross was his yellow bandana.

 

+ CHORUS (2x) ….

 

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Faron Young)