Mellow Yellow (chromatic)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

MELLOW YELLOW
By Donovan Leitch
Key: Eb

7    7    7 -6 -5*  -7*  7*  
I'm just mad a-bout Saf-fron.
7     7     7 -6 -5*  7-6
Saf-fron's mad a-bout me.
7* -6* 7*  7* -6* 7*   7*  -6*
I'm-a just mad a-bout Saf-fron.
-7*    -7* 8* -7* 7* -7*
She's just mad a-bout me.

-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yellow,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low.

7    7    7 -6 -5*   -7*  7*  
I'm just mad a-bout Four-teen.
7     7      7 -6 -5*  7-6
Four-teen's mad a-bout me.
7* -6* 7*  7* -6* 7*   7*  -6*
I'm-a just mad a-bout Four-teen.
-7*    -7* 8* -7* 7* -7*
She's just mad a-bout me.

-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yellow,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low.


7     7    7  -6-5* -7* 7*  
Born high for-ev-er to fly.
7    7   7 -6-5* 7-6
Wind ve-lo-ci-ty nil.
7* -6* 7*  7*-6* 7* 7*  -6*
Born high for-ev-er to fly.
-7*-7* -7*   -7*  8* -7* 7*   -7*
If you want your cup, I will fill.


-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yellow,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low.

-7* -7* -7* -7*  -7* -7* -7* -7*
He’s so mel-low, he’s so mel-low 

7  7-6 7  -6 -5*-7* 7*  
E-lec-tri-cal ba-na-na
-3* 7 -6* 7  7  7  -5*  7 -6
Is gon-na be a sud-den craze.
7*-6*  7*  7* 7  7*-6*
E-lec-tri-cal ba-na-na
-3* -7*  -7-7* -7* 8*-7*  7*   -7*
Is bound to be the ve-ry next phase.

-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yellow,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low.

7    7  -6* 7 -6 -5*  -7*  7* 
I'm just-a mad a-bout Saf-fron.
7 -6* 77 7  7 -6  -5*  7
I'm just-a mad a-bout her.
7* -6* 7*   7* 7* 7    7*  -6*
I'm-a just mad a-bout Saf-fron.
-3* -7*-7-7*-7*8*-7* 7* -7*  
a-she's just mad  a-bout me.

-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yellow,
(Quite rightly).
-3*  -7* -7*  8  -7* -9*  8*
They call me Mel-low Yel-low.
 
-7*-7* -7* -7*
Oh, so yel-low..
-7*-7* -7* -7*
Oh, so mel-low..

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