Midnight Cowboy (chromatic)

by Harry Nilsson, Toots Thielemans · posted by WaltP

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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

MIDNIGHT COWBOY
W: Jack Gold
M: John Barry
Harry Nilsson, Toots Thielemans
Key: A

 -4   -3    3*  2    3   -2*   2  -1 
(Mid-night cow-boy, mid-night cow-boy
-4  -3   3*    2   3   -2*   2  -1     
see the lone-some mid-night cow-boy)
  2   2   -2*   2    2   -1  1* -1
once his hopes were high as the sky
 -3 -3   -3  -3  -3 -3*-3  3
once a dream was eas-y to buy
 2   2    2  -2* -2* 2   -1   1*   -1  
too soon his eag-er fin-gers were burned
 -3    -3    -3  -3 -3  -3*  -3    -4
soon life’s lone-ly les-sons are learned
  4*   -3   -3  -3  -3  -4 
hearts are made for car-ing
 4*  -3  -3  -3   -3   3
life is made for shar-ing
 2   2  -2*   2     2   -1  1* -1
love is all that’s left in the end
 2   2  -2*   2     2   -1  1* -1
love is all that’s left in the end
 2    2   -2*  2    2  -1  1*  -1   
love can turn the tide for a friend
-4   -3    3*  2    3   -2*   2  -1 
Mid-night cow-boy, mid-night cow-boy
-4   -3    3*  2    3   -2*   2  -1
Mid-night cow-boy, mid-night cow-boy
-4   -3    3*  2    3   -2*   2  -1
Mid-night cow-boy, mid-night cow-boy

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