Tall Paul (hi & lo)

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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

TALL PAUL hi & lo
By: Richard & Robert Sherman
Annette Funicello
Key: F

  4   4   4    5    4
  7   7   7    8    7
Chalk on the side-walk,
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

-3”  4   4   4    4
 -6  7   7   7    7
Writ-in' on the wall.
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

4   4   4  4   5   4
7   7   7  7   8   7
Ev-‘ry-bod-y knows it 
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

-3” 4    4
-6  7    7
I love Paul.

  4   -6    6     5    4   5 -4
  7  -10    9     8    7   8 -8
Tall Paul, Tall Paul, Tall Paul 

  5  -4  4
  8  -8  7
He's my all!


  4   4   4    5   4
  7   7   7    8   7
Chalk on the side-walk 
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

 -3”  4   4  4   4
 -6   7   7  7   7 
‘nit-ials on a tree 
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

4   4   4   4  5   4
7   7   7  7   8   7
Ev-‘ry-bod-y knows it 
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

 -3”   4   4
 -6    7   7
Paul loves me.


 4    -6   -2” -2”  -2”  -2”  -2”
 7   -10   -5  -5   -5   -5   -5
Tall Paul With the king-size arms;

 6    5 4  3    3   3    3     3
 9    8 7  6    6   6    6     6
Tall Paul With the king-size charms;

 4   5 -4  3    3   3    3    3
 7   8 -8  6    6   6    6    6
Tall Paul With the king-size kiss;

 5   -4  4    5  -4  4
 8   -8  7    8  -8  7
He's my all He's my all!


 4    4   4  4   -4
 7    7   7  7   -8
Tall Paul is my love

 4    4   4  4   -4
 7    7   7  7   -8
Tall Paul is my dream...

 4    4   4   4   -4
 7    7   7   7   -8
He's the cap-tain of...

 4   4     4      4   4  -45-56
 7   7     7      7   7  -88-99
The high-school foot-ball team.

 4   4   -4   4
 7   7   -8   7
He's my moun-tain,
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

 -3” 4   4
 -6  7   7
He's my tree.
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

4  4    5   4
7  7    8   7
We go stead-y,
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

 -3”  4  4
 -6   7  7
Paul and me.

 4    -5    -2” -2”  -2”  -2”   -2”
 7    -9    -5  -5   -5   -5    -5
Tall Paul [with the king size thrill]

  6   54    3    3    3    3    3
  9   87    6    6    6    6    6 
Tall Paul [with the great big heart]

 4   5-4    3    3    3    3   3
 7   8-8    6    6    6    6   6
Tall Paul [with the king size kiss]

 5   -4  4
 8   -8  7
He's my all!

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