Oh! My Pa-Pa (chromatic)

by Paul Anka, Eddie Fisher · 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

OH! MY PA-PA
W: John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons
M: Paul Burkhard
Paul Anka, Eddie Fisher
Key: G

3   3  3  3   3  -4 -3 -4  3  -2* -3   4
Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so won-der-ful
-2* -2* 2 -1  2 -2* 3  -3  -2* 3
Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so good
3   3    3   3
No one could be, 
3  -4  -3  -4  3  -2* -3 4
so gen-tle and so lov-a-ble
-2* -2* 2 -1  2  -2*  3  -3 -4    3
Oh, my pa-pa, he al-ways un-der-stood.
 -4  -4  -4   -4
Gone are the days 
 -4  -4  -5    4   -4 -3 -2*  -1
when he could take me on his knee
-4   -4 -4   -4   -4   -3*
And with a smile he'd change 
-3* -4   4*  -4   -3
my tears to laugh-ter
3   3  3  3   3  -4  -3  -4 3 -2* -3 4
Oh, my pa-pa, so fun-ny, so a-dor-a-ble
-2* -2*  2   -1   2  -2* 3  -3 -2*  3
Al-ways the clown so fun-ny in his way
3   3  3  3   3  -4 -3 -4  3  -2* -3   4
Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so won-der-ful
 -2* -2* 2  -1   2  -2*  3  -3 -4  3
Deep in my heart I miss him so to-day.

REPEAT & end with

-4  -4 -4  4  4   4  4  -5  -5  -5 -5 -5
Oh, my pa-pa, Oh, my pa-pa, Oh, my pa-pa,

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