Wedding Bell Blues

by Laura Nyro, The Fifth Dimension · posted by WaltP

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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

WEDDING BELL BLUES
By: Laura Nyro
The Fifth Dimension
Key: C

 8    7  -7* -7   7  5 -5* -5   4
Bill, I love you so, I al-ways will
-3  4   -5  6   6  -5  -5   
I  look at you and you see 
-5   5    5   -7  -7  7
the pas-sion eyes of May
7    6  -6 7 -7 -7 -7* 7  -7
Oh, but am I ev-er gon-na see 
7  -6   6   -5    -6   6   -5
my wed-ding day. (Wed-ding day)
6   6 -5  6    6   6    5
oh, I was on your side Bill 
 -7   7   -6    7   6
when you were loos-in'
6  6  -5    6   6   6   5
I nev-er scheme or lie Bill, 
  -7      7  -6   7  -7 
there's been no fool-in'
-7   -7  7   6   -6    7    6  7  -7
But kiss-es and love won't car-ry me 
 -7   7  -7  8  -9  8
till you mar-ry me Bill

7  -7* -7  7   5 -5* -5*  4
I love you so, I al-ways will 
-3  4   -5    6   6  -5
And in your voice I hear 
-5  5   5  -7  -7   7
a choir of car-ou-sels
7    6  -6 7 -7 -7 -7* 7
Oh, but am I ev-er gon-na 
 -7  7  -6    6   -5    -6   6    -5 
hear my wed-ding bells (wed-ding bells)
6  6  -5   6   6    6   5
I was the one came run-nin' 
 -7   7   -6    7   6
when you were lone-ly
6  6   -5    6    6   6
I have-n't lived one day 
 5  -7  7   -6  7  -7
not lov-in' you on-ly
-7   -7  7   6   -6    7    6  7  -7
But kiss-es and love won't car-ry me 
-7   7  -7  8  -9  8
til you mar-ry me Bill


7 -7*  -7  7   5 -5* -5   4
I love you so, I al-ways will 
-3    4    -5  6  6     -5  -5   5
And though de-vo-tion rules my heart
5  -7  -7  7
I take no bows

7    6   -6   7   -7 -7 -7*  7
Oh, but Bill you know I wan-na
 -7  7  -6    6   -5   -6   6    -5
Take my wed-ding vows (Wed-ding vows)

6  6  -5   6   6   6    6  -5
I was the one who came run-nin' 
 -7   7   -6    7  6
when you were lone-ly
6  6   -5    6    6   6
I have-n't lived one day 
 5  -7  7   -6  7  -7
not lov-in' you on-ly
-7   -7  7   6   -6    7    6  7  -7
But kiss-es and love won't car-ry me 
 -7   7  -7  8  -9  8
till you mar-ry me Bill

7 -7*  -7  7   5 -5* -5   4
I love you so, I al-ways will 
-3    4    -5  6  6     -5  -5   5
And though de-vo-tion rules my heart
5  -7  -7  7
I take no bows

7   6   -6    7   -7 -7 -7*  7  -7   
Oh but Bill, you know I wan-na take  
7  -6    6   -5   -6    6   -5
my wed-ding vows (wed-ding vows)
  6  6   -5      6   6  -5
come on Bill  (come on Bill)
-5  -7  -7  7      -7  -7  7  
so come on Bill  (come on Bill)
7  7   7  -7    8   -9   8
I got the wed-ding bell blues
 10    7  -7* -7   7  5 -5* 3    5
Bill!  I love you so, I al-ways will
7  7   7  -7   8    -9    8
I got the wed-ding bell blues

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