La Isla Bonita
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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.
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Last night I dreamt of san pedro
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Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
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A young girl with eyes like the desert
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It all seems like yesterday, not far away
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Tropical the island breeze
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All of nature wild and free
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This is where I long to be
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La isla bonita
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And when the samba played
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The sun would set so high
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Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
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Your Spanish lullaby
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I want to be where the sun warms the sky
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When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
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Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
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Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy