Rubber Ball (hi & lo)

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+: 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

RUBBER BALL hi & lo
By: Aaron Schroeder & Ann Orlowski
Bobby Vee
Key: A

 8  -8    7
 5  -4    4
Rub-ber ball, 

7   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
4   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
I come bounc-in' back to you,

 8  -8    7   7   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
 5  -4    4   4   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you



 6  -6   7  8  -8    7   6  6    7     7
 3  -3”  4  5  -4    4   3  3    4     4
I'm like a rub-ber ball, ba-by that's all

  6  7 -8  7 -6
  3  4 -4  4 -3”
that I am to you 

   7  7    -6   7    7    7   -6   7
   4  4    -3”  4    4    4   -3”  4
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)

 -6  6  8  -8    7     6    6    7    7
 -3” 3  5  -4    4     3    3    4    4
Just a rub-ber ball 'cause you think you

 7  7   -8  7  -6
 4  4   -4  4  -3”
can be true to two 

  7   7    -6   7     7  7    -6   7
  4   4    -3”  4     4  4    -3”  4
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)

 6     8   8    8   -8  7
 3     5   5    5   -4  4
You bounce my heart a-round 


 7  -7  -6  7  -7  -6    6
 4  -3  -3” 4  -3  -3”   3
(I don't ev-en put you down)

 6   -6  7  8  -8   7
 3   -3” 4  5  -4   4
And like a rub-ber ball, 

7   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
4   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
I come bounc-in' back to you

 8  -8   7    7   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
 5  -4   4    4   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
Rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you.


7   7     8    -8  8
4   4     5    -4  5
If you stretch my love 

 7    -8   8  -8   8   -8   7
 4    -4   5  -4   5   -4   4
till it's thin e-nough to tear

 7    -8     8    9   8
 4    -4     5    6   5
I’ll just stretch my arms 

7    -8  -8  -8 -8 -8
4    -4  -4  -4 -4 -4
to reach you an-y-where

 6   -6  7  8  -8   7
 3   -3” 4  5  -4   4
And like a rub-ber ball, 

 6     6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
 3     3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
I'll come bounc-in' back to you

 8  -8   7      7   6    -6   7    -7  -8  7
 5  -4   4      4   3    -3”  4    -3  -4  4
Rub-ber ball, I'll come bounc-in' back to you


 6    8    8    8   -8  7
 3    5    5    5   -4  4
You bounce my heart a-round 

 7   -7  -6  7  -7 -6    6
 4   -3  -3” 4  -3 -3”   3
(I don't ev-en put you down)

 6   -6  7  8  -8    7
 3   -3” 4  5  -4    4
And like a rub-ber ball, 

7   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
4   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
I come bounc-in' back to you

 8  -8   7    7   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
 5  -4   4    4   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
Rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you


  7   7    -6   7     7  7    -6   7
  4   4    -3”  4     4  4    -3”  4
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)

  7    7   -6   7     7   7   -6   7
  4    4   -3”  4     4   4   -3”  4
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)

-8 -8
-4 -4
e - e
 

 6    -6 7  8  -8   7    7   6  6
 3   -3” 4  5  -4   4    4   3  3
I'm like a rub-ber ball when on my 

  7    7  -8  8  -6
  4    4  -4  5  -3”
shoul-der you do tap 

  7   7    -6   7    7    7   -6   7
  4   4    -3”  4    4    4   -3”  4
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy).

 -6  6  8  -8   7   7    6   7    7      7
 -3” 3  5  -4   4   4    3   4    4      4
Just a rub-ber ball be-cause my heart-strings,

 -8   8    -6
 -4   5    -3”
they just snap 

  7   7    -6   7     7   7   -6   7
  4   4    -3”  4     4   4   -3”  4
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy).


 6  -6  6     8    8   -8   7   8  8   8
 3  -3” 3     5    5   -4   4   5  5   5
You go and squeeze me 'til I'm all a-flame

  7     7  -7 -6   7  -7 -6   -7    6
  4     4  -3 -3”  4  -3 -3”  -3    3
(then call me by some oth-er guy’s name)

 6   -6  6  8  -8   7
 3   -3” 3  5  -4   4
But like a rub-ber ball, 

6   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7 
3   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
I come bounc-in' back to you

 8  -8   7    7   6   -6   7    -7  -8  7
 5  -4   4    4   3   -3”  4    -3  -4  4
Rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you

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