When you wore a Tulip and I wore a rose (Diatonic)
by Mahoney/Wenrich · posted by harmusman
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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.
When you wore a tulip,
and I wore a big red rose.
Diatonic,
For Sandra, hope it’s not too late,
Tabbed from sheet music written in
The key of Bb 2/4 time. This tab can be
played on any key harmonica when playing
alone.
2.vs Tempo di Marcia(Not too fast)
And chorus (slowly)
6 8 -8 8 -8 8 6 -6 6 -5 -8 8 -8
I/met you in a/gar-den in an/old Kentucky/
-6 7 7 -7 -8 -7 -6 -7
Town, the/sun was shin-ing/down, you/
7 8 -7 -6 6 6 8 -8 8 -8
Wore a ging-ham/gown I/kissed you, as I/
8 6 -6 6 -5 -8 8 -8 -6 7
Placed a yel-low/tul-ip in your/hair, up-/
7 -7 -8 -7 -6 6 -8 8 7~~~~~
On my coat you/pinned a rose so/rare~~~/
~~ -7
~~ time/
-6 -9 -9 8 8 -8 -7 -6
Has not changed your/lov-li-ness, you’re/
6 8 8 -8 8 8 -9 8 -8 7
Just as sweet to/me, I/love you yet,I/
7 -6 6 -6 -8 -8 7 -8 -9
Can’t for-get the/days that used to/be//
Chorus
6 6 6 -6 7 7 -8 8 8 -8
When//: you wore a/tul-ip, a/sweet yel-low/
7 8 -8 7 7 -7 7 -6 6~~~~~~~~~~
Tul-ip and/I wore a/big red/rose~~~/~~~~/
-6 -9 8 -9 -6 -6 6 8 -8
When you ca-/ressed me ‘twas/then Heav-en/
8 6 -6 6 -5 -8 -8 8
Blessed me, what a/bles-sing,/no one/
-8~~~~~~~~~~ 6 6 -6 7 7 -8
Knows~~~/~~~~/you made life/cheer-ie when/
8 8 -8 7 8 -8 7 7 -7
You called me/dear-ie, ‘twas/down where the/
7 -8 -7~~~~~~~~ -7 7 -7
Blue grass/grows,~~~/~ your lips were/
-6 8 -8 8 -9 8 -6 -8 -7
Sweet-er than//jul-ep, when/ you wore that/
-8 8 -6 7 -7 -6 -7-6 -8 7~~~~~~~~
Tul-ip and/I wore a/ big red/rose~~~/~~ /
2nd v.
The/love you vowed to/cheri-sh has not/
Fal-tered thro’the/years you/
ban-ish all my/fears, your/voice like music/
cheers, you/are the same sweet/girl I knew in/
hap-py days of/old, your/hair is sil-ver/
but your heart is /gold /red ros-es blush no/
long-er in your/cheeks so sweet and /
fair, It/seems to me, dear,/I can see white/
ros-es bloom-ing/there//