Speedy Gonzales

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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

SPEEDY GONZALES
By: Buddy Kaye, David Hess, Ethel Lee
Pat Boone
Key: C

3  3  4   -4 4  -5 6  -5 5  6  -3 
La-la-la -la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
3  -3 -4 4  -4 -3 2  -2
la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
2  -2 2  -2 2  -2 -2* 3
la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

SPOKEN: It was a moonlit night in old Mexico. 
I walked alone between some old 
adobe haciendas. Suddenly, I heard 
the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl. 
Consuela, she say:

 6   6   5    6    5     6   5  6   5  6
You bet-ter come home, Speed-y Gon-zal-es 
5  5   -5   6  -5 5  -3
A-way from Can-ne-ry Row 
 -3  -3 -3  3    -3   4 
Stop all-a your drink-in' 
  4   -3    4  -3   4   -5
With that floo-zy named Flo 
 -5* -5* -5* -5   4 -3 4  6 
Come on home to your a-do-be 
 3    4   -5   6  -5  4   -3
And slap some mud on the wall 
 3   -3  3   -3  3    -3  3   -3   4
The roof is leak-in' like a strain-er 
  -5*   -5* -5* -5*  -5  4  -3   4 
There's lots of gar-bage in the hall 

 -5* -5  4 -3 4 -5* -5*  -5*  -5    4   4 3 
Speed-y Gon-zal-es, why don’t-cha come home? 
 -5* -5  4   4  -5*
Speed-y Gon-zal-es, 
-3    4  -3   4   -3  4  4* -5
how come ya leave me all a-lone? 

3  3  4   -4 4  -5 6  -5 5  6  -3 
La-la-la -la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
3  -3 -4 4  -4 -3 2  -2
la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
2  -2 2  -2 2  -2 -2* 3
la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

SPOKEN in a male Mexican accent: 
"Hey, Rosita-I hafta go shopping downtown 
for my mudder-she needs some 
tortillas and chili peppers." 

 6    6  5  -5* -5  4  -3  4  6
Your dog is gon-na have a pup-py 
 5   -5    6  -5    4  -3  -3
And we're run-nin' out-ta coke 
-3 -3 -3  -3 -3  3   3  -3   4
No en-chi-la-das in the ice-box 
 4  -3   4 -3  4   -5     -5
And the tel-e-bis-ion's broke 
-5*-5*  -5* -5*   -5  4   -3    4     6
I  saw some lip-stick on your sweat-shirt 
3    4    -5   6   -5  4   -3  -3 
I smelled the per-fume in your ear 
  3  -3   3    -3  3   -3  3   -3  4
Well if you're gon-na keep on mess-in' 
 -5*   -5*   -5* -5*   -5    4 -3  4
Don't bring your bus-‘ness back a-here 

-5* -5  4 -3 4 -5* -5*  -5*  -5    4   4 3 
Speed-y Gon-zal-es, why don’t-cha come home? 
 4   -5* -5  4   4  -5*
Mmm Speed-y Gon-zal-es, 
-3    4  -3   4   -3  4  4* -5
how come ya leave me all a-lone?
 
SPOKEN in a male Mexican accent: 
"Hey, Rosita-come queek-down at the cantina 
they giving green stamps with tequila!!"

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