Rubber Ball (chromatic)

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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 chromatic
By: Aaron Schroeder & Ann Orlowski
Bobby Vee
Key: A

 4* -4   -3
Rub-ber ball, 
-3  2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
I come bounc-in' back to you,
 4* -4   -3  -3   2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you


 2  -2* -3  4* -4   -3   2  2    -3   -3 
I'm like a rub-ber ball, ba-by that's all
  2 -3 -4 -3 -2* 
that I am to you 
  -3  -3   -2* -3    -3  -3   -2* -3
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)
 -2* 2  4* -4   -3     2    2   -3   -3
Just a rub-ber ball 'cause you think you
-3  -3  -4  -3 -2*
can be true to two 
  -3  -3   -2* -3    -3  -3   -2* -3
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)
 2     4*  4*   4* -4   -3
You bounce my heart a-round 
-3   3* -2* -3  3* -2*   2  
(I don't ev-en put you down)
 2  -2* -3  4* -4   -3
And like a rub-ber ball, 
-3  2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
I come bounc-in' back to you
 4* -4   -3  -3   2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
Rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you.

-3 -3     4*   -4  4*  
If you stretch my love 
 -3   -4   4* -4   4*  -4  -3
till it's thin e-nough to tear
 -3   -4     5*   6   5*   
I’ll just stretch my arms 
-3   -4  -4  -4 -4 -4
to reach you an-y-where
 2  -2* -3  4* -4   -3
And like a rub-ber ball, 
 2     2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
I'll come bounc-in' back to you
 4* -4   -3    -3   2    -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
Rub-ber ball, I'll come bounc-in' back to you

 2    4*   4*   4*  -4  -3
You bounce my heart a-round 
-3   3*  -2*-3  3* -2*   2 
(I don't ev-en put you down)
 2  -2* -3  4* -4   -3
And like a rub-ber ball, 
-3  2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
I come bounc-in' back to you
 4* -4   -3  -3   2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
Rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you

  -3  -3   -2* -3    -3  -3   -2* -3
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)
  -3  -3   -2* -3    -3  -3   -2* -3
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy)
-4 -4
e - e
 
 2  -2* -3  4* -4   -3   -3  2  2
I'm like a rub-ber ball when on my 
 -3   -3  -4  4* -2* 
shoul-der you do tap 
  -3  -3   -2* -3    -3  -3   -2* -3
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy).
 -2* 2  4* -4   -3  -3   2   -3  -3     -3
Just a rub-ber ball be-cause my heart-strings,
 -4   4*   -2*
they just snap 
  -3  -3   -2* -3    -3  -3   -2* -3
(boun-cy, boun-cy) (boun-cy, boun-cy).

 2  -2* 2     4*   4*  -4  -3   4* 4*  4*
You go and squeeze me 'til I'm all a-flame
  -3   -3  3* -2* -3  3* -2*  3*    2
(then call me by some oth-er guy’s name)
 2   -2* 2  4* -4   -3  
But like a rub-ber ball, 
2   2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
I come bounc-in' back to you
 4* -4   -3  -3   2   -2*  -3   3*  -4 -3
Rub-ber ball, I come bounc-in' back to you

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