If It Hadn't Been for Love

by Adele · posted by gene

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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

Song in Eb       

Tabbed for low and middle octaves on an Ab harp.

2   2   2   2   -2    -3”
5   5   5   5   6     -6
Ne-ver woul-da hitch-hiked 

-2  -3  -3” -2 2
6   -7  -6  6  5  
to Bir-ming-ham 

2  2   -2  2   2   -1   2
5  5   6   5   5   -4   5
If it had-n't been for love 

x
-3
I ne-ver woul-da caught the train 




to Loui-sian' 

                       2 3
                       5 6
If it had-n't been for love 



Ne-ver woul-da run through 



the blind-ing rain 

 -3   5   5   -4  5  4  -3” -3
  6   8   8   -8  8  7  -6  6
With-out one dol-lar to my name 

-3 -3  -3” -3  4
6  6   -6  6   7
If it had-n't been 



If it had-n't been for love 

Never woulda seen the trouble that I'm in 
If it hadn't been for love 
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind 
If it hadn't been for love 
Nobody knows it better than me 
I wouldn't be wishing I was free If it hadn't been 
If it hadn't been for love 

  4   4   -3 3  3   -3”  -3” 3
  7   7   -7 6  6   -6   -6  6
Four cold walls a-gainst my will 

4    4   4  4    4      4      3
7    7   7  7    7      7      6
At least I know she's ly-ing still 

  4   4   -3 3  3   -3”  -3” 3
  7   7   -7 6  6   -6   -6  6
Four cold walls with-out pa-role 

  4   4   -3  3  3  -3”-3” 3
  7   7   -7  6  6  -6 -6  6
Lord have mer-cy on my soul 

Never woulda gone to that side of town 
If it hadn't been for love 
Never woulda took a mind to track her down 
If it hadn't been for love 
Never woulda loaded up a 44 
Put myself behind a jailhouse door 
If it hadn't been 
If it hadn't been for love 

Four cold walls against my will 
At least I know she's lying still 
Four cold walls without parole 
Lord have mercy on my soul 

Never woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham 
If it hadn't been for love 
Never woulda caught the train to Louisian' 
If it hadn't been for love 
Never woulda loaded up a 44 
Put myself behind a jailhouse door 
If it hadn't been 
If it hadn't been for love 

If it hadn't been 
If it hadn't been for love 
If it hadn't been 
If it hadn't been for love

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