The Funny Old Hills

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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)

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Tab

THE FUNNY OLD HILLS
By: Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger
Bing Crosby
Key: F

 5  -5  5  -3 -2   3   -2  -2  -1   1
I’m hap-py on the prai-rie all the day
 1   -3   3   4  3  4  3 4 3 4
Sing-ing lay-lee-o-lay
 4  -5  -6  -6 -5    5    -3   3   -2  -1-2
And the fun-ny old hills sing back and say
 1   1 -1  1   1 -1  1   1 -1  1  -3
lay-lee-o lay-lee-o lay-lee-o lay-ee
 4   -3  3 -2
from far a-way

-3* -3*-3* -5  -5 -5
Got no gal got no pal
-5  5   5  -3  -3 5
to keep me com-pa-ny
-3*-3*-3* -3* -5  -5 -5   -5
on-ly got the fun-ny old hills
 5    5  5  -3   -2  3
sing-ing a-long with me

 1   4  -5  -5 -3   -2    3
But I’m hap-py and it’s there
-2 -2  -1  1
I long to stay
  1  -3   3   4  3  4  3 4 3 4
Sing-ing lay-lee-o-lay
  4   -5  -6  -6 -5    5    -3   3   -2 -1-2
While the fun-ny old hills sing back to say
 1   1 -1  1   1 -1  1   1 -1  1  -3
lay-lee-o lay-lee-o lay-lee-o lay-lee
 4   -3  3 -2
from far a-way


-3* -3*-3* -5  -5 -5
Got no gal got no pal
-5  5   5  -3  -3 5
to keep me com-pa-ny
-3*-3*-3* -3* -5  -5 -5   -5
on-ly got the fun-ny old hills
 5    5  5  -3   -2  3
sing-ing a-long with me

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