Bossa Nova Baby

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: 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

BOSSA NOVA BABY
By: Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller
Elvis Presley
Key: G 

3   3    -3*  3  -3  3  -3  3
I said, 'Take it eas-y, ba-by
3   -3*   3  -3   3  3   -5    5   
I worked all day and my feet feel 
-3*   3    3   
just like lead
 3   3  3   -3*    -3
You got my shirt tails
-3  3    3  -3 3   3   -3*
Fly-in' all ov-er the place
 3   3   -3*  -3   3   -3  3  3    3
And the sweat pop-pin' out of my head'

 3    3    -3*   3  3  -3 -3  3  3 
She said, 'Hey, Bos-sa no-va, ba-by
  3  3 -3  -3  3     -3
Keep on a work-in' child
  3    4   -3  -3  3   -3*
This ain't no time to quit'
 3    3    -4   3  3  3  3   3  2
She said, 'Go, Bos-sa no-va, ba-by
  3  3    3  3
Keep on danc-in'
 2  3 -3*  3   -3  3   -3* 3  3
I'm a-bout to have my-self a fit'
-5  -5  6 -5  -5  -5  6 -5
Bos-sa no-va, Bos-sa no-va

|-7 7-5-66 |-5 53-3*5 |-5 53-3*5 3 |

3  3     -3* -3   3  -3  3
I said, 'Hey lit-tle ma-ma,
 -3*   3   -3
Let's sit down
  3  3   -5   5  -3*  3    3
Have a drink and dig the band'
 3    3     -3*     -3    -3 3
She said, 'Drink, drink, drink
3   -3   3  3  -3*
Oh, fid-dle-de-dink
3  3   -3*   -3  3   -3  3  3    3
I can dance with a drink in my hand'

 3    3   -3*  3  3  -3 -3  3  3
She said 'Hey Bos-sa no-va, ba-by
  3  3  -3 -3  3     -3
Keep on a-work-in' child
 3     4   -3  -3  3   -3*
This ain't no time to drink'
 3    3   -4   3  3  3  3   3  2
She said 'Go, Bos-sa no-va, ba-by
  3  3    3   3
Keep on danc-in'
   2   3  -3*  -33  -3* 3    3
'Cause I ain't got time to think'


3   3    -3*3 -33 -3 3 
I said, 'Come on, ba-by
 3   -3* 3   -3
It's hot in here
 3   3   -5 5   -3*  3   3
And it's oh so cool out-side
3   3   -3* -3 -3 -3  3   
If you lend me a dol-lar
3  3  -3    3  -3*
I can buy some gas
 3  3   3  -3* -3 3 -3   3   3
And we can go for a lit-tle ride'
 3    3    -3*  3  3  -3 -3  3  3
She said, 'Hey Bos-sa no-va, ba-by
  3  3  -3 -3   3    -3
Keep on a-work-in' child
3   4   -3   -3   3   -3*
I ain't got time for that'
 3    3    -4  3  3  3  3   3  2
She said, 'Go Bos-sa no-va, ba-by
  3  3    3  3
Keep on danc-in'
2   3    -3* 3   -3  3  -3* 3   3
Or I'll find my-self an-oth-er cat'

-5  -5  6 -5  -5  -5  6 -5
Bos-sa no-va, Bos-sa no-va

|-7 7-5-66 |-5 53-3*5 |-5 53-3*5 3 |

-5  -5  6 -5  -5  -5  6 -5
Bos-sa no-va, Bos-sa no-va

|-7 7-5-66 |-5 53-3*5 |-5 53-3*5 3 |

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