The Beat Goes On

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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

-3   4    -3  -4  -3   4    -3  3
The beat goes on, the beat goes on.
 -3    -3   -3  -3   -3 5  -4  4   -3    
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
-3 4  -3 4  -4  -3 4  -3 4  3 
La de da de de, la de da de da. 

  -5   -5  -5   -5   5   -4   4  -3   
Charleston was once the rage, uh huh. 
-7 -7 -7 -7    7   -7  6    -5  6    
History- has turned a page, uh huh. 
-4  -5 -5  -5   -4  -5  5    -4    6  -3
The miniskirt's the current thing, uh huh. 
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7   7  -7   6    -5  6
Tennybopper is our newborn king, uh huh. 

-3  -3   4    -3  -4  -3   4    -3  3
And the beat goes on, the beat goes on. 
 -3    -3   -3  -3   -3 5  -4  4   -3    
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
-3 4  -3 4  -4  -3 4  -3 4  3 
La de da de de, la de da de da. 

-4   -5  -5   -5   -5  -5 5  -4   4  -3
The grocery store does supermart, uh huh. 
-7 -7   -7     -7    7    -7     6     -5  6
Little girls still break their hearts, uh huh. 
-4  -5   -5    -5  -4  -5  5   -4  6  -3
And men still keep on marching off to war. 
  -7  -7 -7   -7   7  -7   6  -5    6
'lectrically they keep a baseball score. 

-3  -3   4    -3  -4  -3   4    -3  3
And the beat goes on, the beat goes on. 
 -3    -3   -3  -3   -3 5  -4  4   -3    
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
-3 4  -3 4  -4  -3 4  -3 4  3 
La de da de de, la de da de da.

 -5  -5  -5  -5   -5    5  -4  4 -3
Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce 
 -7   -7   -7 -7    7   -7  6 -5  6
Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss. 
-4   -5   -5  -5 -4 -5  5  -4   6   -3
The cars keep going faster all the time. 
 -7    -7   -7   -7 -7 -7    7  -7   6 -5  6
Bums still cry 'Hey buddy, have you got a dime?' 

-3  -3   4    -3  -4  -3   4    -3  3
And the beat goes on, the beat goes on. 
 -3    -3   -3  -3   -3 5  -4  4   -3    
Drums keep pounding rhythm to the brain.
-3 4  -3 4  -4  -3 4  -3 4  3 
La de da de de, la de da de da.

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