Close To Cathy

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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

CLOSE TO CATHY
W: Earl Shuman
M: Bob Goodman
Mike Clifford
Key: E

-4  4*   4*  -4 -44* 4*
I'm so close to Cath-y
-4 -4   -3*  -4   -3*    -4  4*  -3
I know just what she's dream-in' of
-3  -3  3*   -3   3* -3 -4  -3  3*
She al-ways calls me up to tell me
-2* -2* -2* -2   -2*  4*  -4
Ev-‘ry time she falls in love

4*-4 -4 4*   -4  4* -44* 4*
Oh, I'm so close to Cath-y
-4 -4  -3* -4 -3* -4   4*  -3
I know her ev-‘ry ten-der sigh
-3    -3  3* -3  3* -3 -4   -3   3*
She loves to cry up-on my shoul-der
-2* -2  -2*  -2  -2* 3*  2
Al-ways for some oth-er guy

2    6   -5    6  -4
Oh, why can't she see
-4  -4   -2*   -4  -4   -2*
The one true, last-ing love 
3* -3   -4    -2*  4* -4
in her life should be me?

|-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8|

-4  4*   4*  -4 -44* 4*
I'm so close to Cath-y
-4   -4  -3*-4-3* -4  4* -3
As close as an-y-one can be
-3   -3   3*   -3   -4  -3  3*
And I'll stay close to Cath-y
 3* -2*  -4   2    -3    -2*   2   -2* 2 
Hop-ing some day she'll feel close to me

|-8 8* 8* -8|-8 8* 8* -8|-8 -7* -8-7*-88*|
|-7…-7|-7 7*-77*-7-8|-7 7* -6* 6 |
|-5* 5* -4 -3 |-4…-4…|5*…-8…|

-4  4*   4*  -4 -44* 4*
I'm so close to Cath-y
-4   -4  -3*-4-3* -4  4* -3
As close as an-y-one can be
-3   -3   3*   -3   -4  -3  3*
And I'll stay close to Cath-y
 3* -2*  -4   2    -3    -2*   2   -2* 2 
Hop-ing some day she'll feel close to me

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