Candy Man Blues

by Mississippi John Hurt · 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

CANDY MAN BLUES
Mississippi John Hurt
Key: A

 A      (Asus4)
-3   4* -5  -3   4*  -5    4*
All you lad-ies gath-er 'round 
      A               (Asus4)
 2   -3   -3    4* -5   5*  -5  5*
The good sweet can-dy man's in town
 E7          A 
-4  -4 -4    7* -7 -7
Can-dy man  Can-dy man
 
He likes a stick of candy just nine inch long 
He sells as fast a hog can chew his corn 
It's the candy man... 
All heard what sister Johnson said 
She always takes a candy stick to bed 
Don't stand close to the candy man 
He'll leave a big candy stick in your hand 
He sold some candy to sister Bad 
The very next day she took all he had 
If you try his candy, good friend of mine, 
you sure will want it for a long long time 
His stick candy don't melt away 
It just gets better, so the ladies say

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound