Don't laugh at me ('cause I'm a fool)

by Norman Wisdon & June Tremayne · posted by harmusman

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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

Mid 1950's song Norman Wisdom got into the Hit Parade (Diatonic tab over lyrics. Chromatic tab under lyrics.

D  7  -6    7   -5   -5  -7 -7   6    5   -6
  I'm not good/look-ing/I'm not too smart I/
C  4  -3    4   -2   -2  -4 -4   3    2   -3

D -6  -5  -4   5  -5   6   -6  7  -7
  may be/fool-ish but I've/got a/heart/
C -3  -2  -1   2  -2   3   -3  4  -4

D 7  -6   7   -5  -5 -7  -7   6   5   5
  I love the/flow-ers/I love the/sun but
C 4  -3   4   -2  -2 -4  -4   3   2   2

D  -4  5 -5  -4  6   -6    -7   6
  when I try to/love the girls they/
C  -1  2 -3< -1  3   -3    -4   3

D   7   -8 -7 -4  -6  6
  laugh at me and/run---//
C   4   -5 -4 -1  -3  3

D   7    -7    7 6     4   -4  5  6~~~~~~~~
  Don't laugh at me 'cause I'm a/fool---/--  /
C   4    -4    4 3     1   -1  2  3~~~~~~~~

D 7  -7    7   6    4   -4 5   6~~~~~~~
  I know it's/true yes I'm a/fool---/--  /
C 4  -4    4   3    1   -1 2   3~~~~~~~

D -5  6   -6   -5  5   -4   5   -5    6   -4 
  no one seems to care I'd/give the world to/
C -2  3   -3   -2  2   -1   2   -2    3   -1

D   4   -4  5    6    -7   -7~~~~  -7 -8  -7
  share my life with/some-one--/- who rea-ly/
C   1   -1  2    3    -4   -4      -4 -5  -4

D  -6   6  7 -7   7    6   4    -4  5  6~~~~~
  loves/me/I see them/all fall-ing in/love---/
C  -3   3  4 -4   4    3   1    -1  2  3~~~~~

D ~  6  7   -7  7  6     5   -5 6   -6~~~~~~~
  - but/my luck-y/star hides up a-/bove---/--  /
C    3  4   -4  4  3     2   -2 3   -3

D  -6  -7   7   -8  7  -7   -6   -6   6  -7
  some day may-/be my star will/shine on/me-- /
C  -3  -4   4   -5  4  -4   -3   -3   3  -4

D  -6     -7  7  7    -6    7 -7  7~~~~~~~~~~
  Don't laugh at/me 'cause I'm a/fool---/----/
C  -3     -4  4  4    -3    4 -4  4~~~~~~~~~~

Yours Harmusman

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