High Noon
by Dimitri Tiomkin adapted from Tin Man modified by · posted by poncin
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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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Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin'
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On this our wedding day.
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Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',
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Wait, wait along.
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I do not know what fate awaits me,
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I only know I must be brave
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And I must face a man who hates me,
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Or lie a coward, a craven coward,
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Or lie a coward in my grave.
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Oh, to be torn 'tweenst love and duty,
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S'posin' I lose my fair-haired beauty!
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Look at that big hand move along,
5 4 3 -3
Nearing High Noon.
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He made a vow while in state's prison,
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Vowed it would be my life or his'n.
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I'm not afraid of death, but, oh,
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What would I do if you leave me?
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Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',
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You made that promise as a bride.
-6 -6 -7 7 7 -7 -6 6 4
Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',
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Although you're grievin',
4 4 -4 5 6
Don't think of leavin',
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Now that I need you by my side.
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Wait along (wait along) wait along.
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Wait along, wait along.