Say It Isn't So

by Irving Berlin, Billie Holiday · posted by WaltP

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+: 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

SAY IT ISN’T SO
By: Irving Berlin
Billie Holiday
Key: G

 6  6  6   6  6
Say it is-n't so,
-5* -5*-5*-5* -5*
Say it is-n't so,
-5  -5 -5  -5  6   6
Ev-‘ry-one is say-ing
 7    7    -8  -8
you don't love me,
-8  5* 5*  5* 5*
Say it is-n't so.
-7  -7  -7  -7 -7 -7* -7* -7* -7* -7*
Ev-‘ry-where I go, ev-‘ry-one I know,
 -8   -8   -8    -8    -8  -8  -8 -7  -7 -6*
Whis-pers that you're grow-ing ti-red of me,
 6  -4 -4 -4  -4
Say it is-n't so.
 6   6   6   6    6
Peo-ple say that you,
 -5*   -5* -5*-5*-5*
Found some-bod-y new,
-5  -5  -5   -5  6
And it won't be long
6   7    7   -8   -8
Be-fore you leave me,
-8  -7 -7 -7   -7
Say it is-n't true,
 8   8   8   8    8   -8  -9   8  8
Say that ev-‘ry-thing is still o-kay,
  -7   -8 -8  -8  -8  -6*
That's all I want to know,
 6   -5*    6    -7  -7
and what they're say-ing,
-8  -8 -8 -8  7
Say it is-n't so.

REPEAT

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