Solitary Man

by Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash, etc. · posted by gene

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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

Your choice of octaves.

5   5  5   5   5
8   8  8   8   8
Me-lin-da was mine 

 -4   4   -4
 -8   7   -8
'Til the time 

 4  -3  -3”  -3”
 7  -7  -6   -6
That I found her 

  4  -3  -3”
  7  -7  -6
Hold-ing Jim 

 4  -3  -3”
 7  -7  -6
Lov-ing him 

 5    5   5   5  5
 8    8   8   8  8
Then Sue came a-long 

 -4   4    -4
 -8   7    -8
Loved me strong 

  4     4  -3   -3”
  7     7  -7   -6
That's what I thought 

4  -3  -3”
7  -7  -6
Me and Sue 

-2   4    -3  -3”
 6   7    -7  -6
But that died too 




  6    6    6   6 -6
  9    9    9   9 -10
Don't know that I will 

 6  -5  6 -5  5   -4  -4
 9  -9  9 -9  8   -8  -8
But un-til I can find me 

 6   6     6    -6
 9   9     9    -10
The girl who'll stay 

 6   -5    6    -5    5  -4  -4
 9   -9    9    -9    8  -8  -8 
And won't play games be-hind me 

 -4  -4  4  -3 -3”
 -8  -8  7  -7 -6
I'll be what I am 

-4 -4 -3  4 -3 -3”
-8 -8 -7  7 -7 -6
 A so-li-ta-ry man 

-4 -3 4  -3 -3”
-8 -7 7  -7 -6
So-li-at-ry man 


I've had it to here 
Bein' where 
Love's a small word 
Part time thing 
Paper ring 
I know it's been done 
Havin' one 
Girl who'll love me 
Right or wrong 
Weak or strong 


Don't know that I will 
But until I can find me 
The girl who'll stay 
And won't play games behind me 
I'll be what I am 
A solitary man 
Solitary man

Don't know that I will 
But until I can find me 
The girl who'll stay 
And won't play games behind me 
I'll be what I am 
A solitary man 
A solitary man
A solitary man

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