Ship of Fools

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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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 4   4  4   4    4   4 -3”  5 4
The hu-man race was dy-in'  out 

6   6   -5  5    -5    5    4
No one left to scream and shout 

 6   6   -5   5  -5  5   6
Peo-ple walk-ing on the moon 

 -4   -4  -4  -4    6  6   6
Smog will get you pret-ty soon 


Ev‘ry-one was hanging out 
Hanging up and hanging down 
Hanging in and holding fast 
Hope our little world will last 


 -6  -6  -6   -6  -6   6    7   -6
Yeah, a-long came Mis-ter Good-trips 

 6   -6  -6  6  7   -6
Look-ing for a new ship 

 6   -6   -6  6  -6   6   -6   -6  -6
Come on, peo-ple bet-ter climb on board 

 6   -6  -6 6   -6   -6   -6 -6  7 -6
Come on, ba-by, now we're go-ing home 

 6   6    6     6   6  7  6
Ship of fools, ship of fools 



 4   4  4   4    4   4 -3”  5 4
The hu-man race was dy-in'  out 

6   6   -5  5    -5    5    4
No one left to scream and shout 

 6   6   -5   5  -5  5   6
Peo-ple walk-ing on the moon 

 -6   -6  -6  -6   -7  -7  6
Smog gon’ get you pret-ty soon 


C Harp:

 -8  -8  -8     -8  -8 -9 -8
Ship of fools, ship of fools 

  -8  -8  -8    7   7  -5 -4
Ship of fools, ship of fools 

 -8  -8  -8 7 -5 -4   -4  -4 -5 -4
Ship of     fools,   ship of fools 

  6     6  6    6   -4  -5  -5 -4  
Ship’s gon-na leave you far be-hind 

 -4 -4  -4   -5   -5  -4
You bet-ter climb on board

 -4  -4   -5   -5  -4
Bet-ter climb on board


Ship of fools, etc.

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