Hey Paula

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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

HEY PAULA diatonic 
By Ray Hildebrand 
Paul & Paula 
Key: G 
 
 5   5   4   4 -3” -3  4 -4  5  -4 
Hey hey Paul-a, I wan-na mar-ry you.  
 5   5   4   4 -3”  4   -4    5  -4 4  -4
Hey hey Paul-a, no one else will ev-er do.  
 3     6  5  4   -3”
I've wait-ed so long  
 3     6   5  -6    5
for school to be through,  
-4   5  5  -5    -6  -5 -3”   5  -4
Paul-a, I can’t wait no more for you,  
-3”4 4  -3”4  4 
my love, my love.  

 5   4    -3”   4    -4   5  -44 -4
Hey Paul, I've been wait-ing for you.  
 5   5   5   4   -3”-3  4  -4  5  -44 -4
Hey hey hey Paul, I wan-na mar-ry you too.  
3   6    5   4  -3”  3   6    5  -6   5
If you love me true, if you love me still,  
-4    5   -5  -6  -5  5   -4
our love will al-ways be real,  
-3”4  4  -3”4  4
my  love, my love.  

 3   -3”   -3    4    -4  5  -4  -3” -4
True love means plan-ning a life for two,  
-3 -3   4  -4  -3 -3”   3   -3”    3
be-ing to-geth-er the whole day through.  
 2   -2”    3   -3’  -3”
True love means wait-ing  
 3  -2”  3   -3”  -3”
and hop-ing that soon  
 5   -4   4    -3”   -3    4   -4
wish-es we’ve made, will come true,  
-3”4  4  -3”4  4
my  love, my love. 

 5   5   4   4  -3”  4    -4   5  -44 -4
hey hey paul-a I've been wait-ing for you 
 5   5   4  -3”  -3  4  -4  5  -44 -4
hey hey paul I  want to mar-ry you to 

 3    -3”  -3    4    -4  5  -4  -3” -4
True love means plan-ning a life for two,  
-3 -3  4   -4  -3 -3”   3   -3”    3
Be-ing to-geth-er the whole day through.  
 2    -2”   3   -3’  -3”
True love means wait-ing  
 3  -2”  3   -3”  -3”
and hop-ing that soon  
 5   -4   4    -3”   -3   4    -4
wish-es we’ve made, will come true,  
-3”4 4   -3”4  4
my  love, my love.

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