Guess things happen that way

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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
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

1958 song recorded by Johnny Cash.

    6    6  6  6   6~~~~~    -6  -6   -6 -5
1. You//ask me if I'll for-/-get my   ba-by/
2. You//ask me if I'll     /miss her kiss-es/

   6   6   6  6   -6~~~ -6
1. I guess I will/some  day/
2. I guess I will/ev-ry day/

5  5     5   -4  4  4  -4     -4   -4   4   -3
I don't like it but I/guess things hap-pen that/

 3
way   /

 6   6  6  6   6   -6 -6  -5     6   6~~~~  6
You/ask me if I'll/get a-long/   I guess I will/
You/ask me if I'll/find an-oth-er/I  don't know /

-5  -5   -5
   some way/  
I can't say/

5   5    5   -4  4  4  -4     -4   -4   4   -3
I don't like it but I/guess things hap-pen that/

 4~~~~~~~~
way---/----/

 -6   -6  -7  -6   6   6   5   4   -4  -4 -4  -4
Fate gave me that/girl to lean on/Then it put me/

5  -4  4~~ -6 -6   -7  -6 6  6  5   4
on my own/Hea-ven help me/be a man and/

 -4  -4     -4    -4    5  -4  4~~~
have the strength to/ stand a-lone/

5   5    5   -4  4  4  -4     -4    -4 4   -3
I don't like it but I/guess things happen that

 4~~~~
way  / (to 2nd verse)   

Yours Harmusman

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