It's Only Make Believe (2-harp version)

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−: 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
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Tab

IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE 2-harp version
By: Conway Twitty, Jack Nance
Key: C, D

Key: C


 1   1   1  1  1   -1   1
 4   4   4  4  4   -4   4
Peo-ple see us ev-'ry where 

 2     2    2    2  -2”  2
 5     5    5    5  -5   5
They think you real-ly care 

-2” -2” -2” -2” -2”  3  -2”
-5  -5  -5  -5  -5   6  -5
But my self I can't de-ceive 

3   3    3  3  3   3   -3”  3
6   6    6  6  6   6   -6   6
I know it's on-ly make be-lieve 


3   3   3  3  -3”   3
6   6   6  6  -6    6
My one and on-ly prayer 

-3” -3”  -3” -3”   -3    -3”
-6  -6   -6  -6    -7    -6
Is that some-day you'll care 

-3”  -3”  -3”  -3”   -3”  -3”
-6   -6   -6   -6    -6   -6
My hope's my dreams come true 

-3 -3  -3  -3 -3 -3
-7 -7  -7  -7 -7 -7
My one and on-ly you 

4   4   4   4  -4  4
7   7   7   7  -8  7
No one will ev-er know 

-4   -4 -4  -4   5  -4
-8   -8 -8  -8   8  -8
How much I love you so 

5  5  5    5      5  5
8  8  8    8      8  8
My on-ly prayer will be 

 -5  -5    -5    -5  -5  -5
 -9  -9    -9    -9  -9  -9
Some-day you'll care for me 

 5   -5  6  -5 5
 8   -9  9  -9 8
But it's on-ly  

-5 -4 5-4 5-44
-9 -8 8-8 8-87
Make  Be  lieve 


Key: D


3    3   3    3     -3”   3
6    6   6    6     -6    6
My Hopes my dreams come true 

-3” -3” -3”  -3” -3  -3”
-6  -6  -6   -6  -7  -6
My life I'd give for you 

-3”  -3”-3”-3”  -3”  -3”
-6   -6 -6 -6   -6   -6
My heart a wed-ding ring 

-3 -3   -3 -3  -3   -3
-7 -7   -7 -7  -7   -7
My all, my ev-‘ry-thing 

4    4   4   4   -4    4
7    7   7   7   -8    7
My heart I can't con-trol 

-4   -4  -4 -4  5  -4
-8   -8  -8 -8  8  -8
You rule my ver-y soul 

5    5    5    5    5     5
8    8    8    8    8     8
My plans, my hopes, my schemes 

-5  -5  -5 -5  -5   -5
-9  -9  -9 -9  -9   -9
You are my ev-‘ry thing 

 5   -5  6  -5 5 -5 -4 5   5-44
 8   -9  9  -9 8 -9 -8 8   8-87
But it's on-ly make   be- lieve

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