Vive L'Amour (hi-lo)

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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

VIVE L’AMOUR hi-lo
Trad. French folk
The Brothers Four
Key: Bb
Time: 6/8


 3  4   4   4    4  -3
 6  7   7   7    7  -7
Let ev-‘ry good fel-low 

-3”  3   -3”-2”   2
-6   6   -6 -5    5
now fill up his glass,

4  4  4  -4  -3   4
7  7  7  -8  -7   7
Vi-ve la com-pag-nie!

 3    4   4   4    4
 6    7   7   7    7
And drink to the health 

-3 -3”  3  -3”-2”   2
-7 -6   6  -6 -5    5
of our glo-ri-ous class,

4  4  4  -4  -3   4
7  7  7  -8  -7   7
Vi-ve la com-pag-nie!

     Chorus:

5  5  5   5  5  5   -5 -5 -5   -5
8  8  8   8  8  8   -9 -9 -9   -9
Vi-ve la, vi-ve la, vi-ve l'a-mour!

-4 -4 -4  -4 -4 -4  5  5  5    5
-8 -8 -8  -8 -8 -8  8  8  8    8
Vi-ve la, vi-ve la, vi-ve l'a-mour!

4  4   4   4    -4 -4 -4   -4
7  7   7   7    -8 -8 -8   -8
Vi-ve l'a-mour, vi-ve l'a-mour,

-3 -3 -3 -3” -3   4
-7 -7 -7 -6  -7   7
Vi-ve la com-pag-nie!

Let every married man drink to his wife,
Vive la compagnie!
The joy of his bosom and plague of his life,
Vive la compagnie!            

(Chorus)

Let's fill up our glasses 
and we'll have a toast,
Vive la compagnie!
A health to our friend, 
our kind worthy host,
Vive la compagnie!            

(Chorus)

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