A Boy Without A Girl (hi & lo)

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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

A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL hi & lo
By: Sydney Jacobson, Ruth Sexter
Frankie Avalon
Key: F

3  5    5   5  5   5
6  8    8   8  8   8
A boy with-out a girl

5  5   6   -4  -4 -4  -4
8  8   9   -8  -8 -8  -8
Is a song with-out a tune

-4 5  -5    4   4  4   4
-8 8  -9    7   7  7   7
Is a year with-out a June

-3” 4  5
-6  7  8
My  love


3  5    5   5  5   5 
6  8    8   8  8   8
A boy with-out a girl

5  5  6   -4  -4 -4  -4
8  8  9   -8  -8 -8  -8
Is a day with-out a night

-4 5  -5    4   4  4   4
-8 8  -9    7   7  7   7
Is a star with-out a light

-3” 4  5
-6  7  8
My  love

 4    6      6     6  6  6
 7    9      9     9  9  9
And since you've come to me

 6  -5     5   5    5  -4    4
 9  -9     8   8    8  -8    7
All the world has come to shine

 -4     5   -5  -5  -5
 -8     8   -9  -9  -9 
Cause I've found a girl

  5    -4  -5   6
  8    -8  -9   9
Who's real-ly mine

 3  5   5    5    5   5
 6  8   8    8    8   8
And if you stay with me

 5    5    6   -4    -4  -4 -4
 8    8    9   -8    -8  -8 -8
All your life you'll nev-er be

5  -5    4   4  4  4
8  -9    7   7  7  7
A girl with-out a boy

-3” 4  5
-6  7  8
My  love

-3” 4  5  -3” 4  5
-6  7  8  -6  7  8
My  love, my  love


 4    6      6     6  6  6
 7    9      9     9  9  9
And since you've come to me

 6  -5     5   5    5  -4    4
 9  -9     8   8    8  -8    7
All the world has come to shine

 -4     5   -5  -5  -5
 -8     8   -9  -9  -9 
Cause I've found a girl

  5    -4  -5   6
  8    -8  -9   9
Who's real-ly mine

 3  5   5    5    5   5
 6  8   8    8    8   8
And if you stay with me

 5    5    6   -4    -4  -4 -4
 8    8    9   -8    -8  -8 -8
All your life you'll nev-er be

5  -5    4   4  4  4
8  -9    7   7  7  7
A girl with-out a boy

-3” 4  5
-6  7  8
My  love

-3” 4  5  -3” 4  5
-6  7  8  -6  7  8
My  love, my  love

-3” 4  5  -3” 4  5
-6  7  8  -6  7  8
My  love, my  love

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