Try It Baby

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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)

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Tab

TRY IT BABY
By: Berry Gordy
Marvin Gaye
Key: Bb

-2    -2    3  -3* 3 -54   
Now you're mov-ing on up,
-2  4   3 -3*-4*-3* 3-2
ah pret-ty   ba-    by
  3     4*  4-3* 4 3-3* 3 
You're leav-ing me be-hind
-5  -5 -5*-5* -5*  -6 -5-3*-3*
Ev-‘ry-bod-y seems to love you
4     -2   -3 -3*  -3  -3-2   -3    4
Oh, you're do-ing just fine, fine, fine
-2   -6 -5* -6  -6   -6    -5
But take a-way your good looks
-2  -55 -3*3  4  3  -3*-4*-3*
And all your fan-cy clothes
 3   -3*   4   -3* -3* 3 -3* 3-2
Why don't you just try it ba-by
 3* 3* 3*-3*4 -3* 3 -3* 3
Try it ba-by  try it ba-by
-3* 3 -3* 3    -6   -5*
Try it ba-by you'll see
-3*  -6 -5* 5* -5*  -3*  3 -5-3*
That no-bod-y loves you but me

-2  -2   3  -3*  4    -3*   -5 -5 -3*  
Now you tell me that you’re so bus-y, 
-2  4   3 -3*-4*-3* 3-2
Ah pret-ty   ba-    by
 3    4*  -3*  4  3-3*3     
You ain't got much time
-5  -5  -5* -5*-5* -6 -5
Oh, how well I re-mem-ber
 4    4  -2  -3   -3* -3  -3-2   -3    4
When all of your time was mine, mine, mine
 -2   -6  -5* -5    -6   -6   -6-5  
Well move on back ‘cross the track, 
-2 -5 -3* 3  4    3 -3*-4*-3*    
ba-by where you came  from

 3   -3*   4   -3* -3* 3 -3* 3-2 
Why don't you just try it ba-by
 3* 3* 3*-3*4 -3* 3 -3*4 3 
Try it ba-by  try it ba-by
-3* 3 -3*4 3   -6   -5*
Try it ba-by you'll see
 -3* -6 -5* 5* -5*  -3*  3 -5-3* 
That no-bod-y loves you but me
5*  5 -3*  -5   3  -3* 3-2
No-bod-y loves you but me

-2  3 -3*  4  -3* -6-5 -5    5   3 -3* 3-2 
I real-ly want to hold you, pret-ty ba-by
4* 4-3* 4* 3 -3*3
In my arms a-gain
-3*-3* -5   -6    7  -5-6-3*
But I can't get close to you
-2 4-3* -3-2 -3  -2 
For all your lov-ing 
 -3 -2      -3      4
friends, friends, friends
-2   -7   -7  -75   -6
But take your name from 
-5*   -6     7    7  -5
the bright lights ba-by
-2   4*    4   -3* -5   5-3*-5  -3* 3 
And tell them that you are all through
 4* -5*-5*-6 3* 3* 3* -3*
Come on and try it hon-ey
4* -5* -6-3*  3* 3*   3*   -3*
Try it ba-by try it sweet-heart
-3* 3  -3* 3   -6   -5*5*
Try it hon-ey you'll see, 
 -3* -6 -5* 5* -5*  -6  -2 -5-3*  
That no-bod-y loves you but me

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