Dandelion

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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

DANDELION
By: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones
Key: Bb, C 

  -6 -5*-5-55 5-3* -3* -33 3-2 -2 3-33 
Prince or pau-per, beg-gar man or thing 
 -6 -5*-5 -55 5-3* -3* -3  -2    -2  3-33
Play the game with ev-'ry flow'r you bring 
-6 -5*  -5    5    -5  -5 5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion don't tell no lies 
-7* 8   -7*  5    -5  -5  5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion will make you wise 
 -6 -5* -5 -6    -7   -7* 7 -5
Tell me if she laughs or cries 
-5* -5*-5* -5* 7  -7*
Blow a-way dan-de-lion 

-6 -6 -5*-5  -5  -5 5-3*   -3* -3* -3 3
One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, 
 3   3  -2   3 -3 3
four o'clock chimes 
-6 -5*-5 -55  5-3*  -3* -3 3-2 -2  3-33
Dan-de-lions don't care a-bout the time 
-6 -5*  -5    5    -5  -5 5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion don't tell no lies 
-7* 8   -7*  5    -5  -5  5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion will make you wise 
 -6 -5* -5 -6    -7   -7* 7 -5
Tell me if she laughs or cries 
-5* -5*-5* -5* 7  -7*  
Blow away dan-de-lion, 
-5* -5*-5* -5* 7  -7*
blow a-way dan-de-lion 

Key: C

-6     -6   -6  -6  6   6    -5   5  -5 3
Tho' you're old-er now it’s just the same 
-6  -6  -6 6  6   -5  5  5  5  -5 3 
You can play this dan-de-li-on game 
 -6    -6   -6   -6    6    6
When you're fin-ished with your 
 -5    5    -5*
child-like prayers 
 5    -5   -5* -5*   -5    5   -5*
Well, you know you should wear it 

Key: Bb

-6 -5*-5 -55 5-3* -3* -3 3  3 -2 -2  3-3 3
Tin-ker, tai-lor, sol-dier, sail-ors lives 
 -6 -5*-5 -5 5 5-3* -3* -3* -3    
Rich man, poor man, beau-ti-ful, 
 -2    -2  3-3 3
daugh-ters wives 
-6 -5*  -5    5    -5  -5 5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion don't tell no lies 
-7* 8   -7*  5    -5  -5 5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion will make you wise 
 -6 -5* -5 -6    -7   -7* 7 -5
Tell me if she laughs or cries 
-5* -5*-5* -5* 7  -7*  
Blow away dan-de-lion, 
-5* -5*-5* -5* 7  -7*
blow a-way dan-de-lion 

oboe solo key: C

3…-3*-33…-2-1*-2

3…-3*-33…-2-1*-2

3…-3* -3 -3-3*4-3*4 4-5-5*-55

Key: Bb

-6 -5*-5 -5 5  5-3* -3*  -3  3-2 -2 3-33 
Lit-tle girls, and boys come out to play 
 -6  -5*-5 -55 5 -3* -3* -3 3 -2 -2 3-33
Bring your dan-de-li-ons to blow a- way 
-6 -5*  -5    5    -5  -5 5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion don't tell no lies 
-7* 8   -7*  5    -5  -5 5-3*-3
Dan-de-lion will make you wise 
 -6 -5* -5 -6    -7   -7* 7 -5
Tell me if she laughs or cries 
-5* -5*-5* -5* 7  -7*  
Blow away dan-de-lion, 
-5* -5*-5* -5* 7  -7*
blow a-way dan-de-lion

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