A Mess of Blues
by Elvis Presley · posted by macchese
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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.
| -4 5 -4 | -5 -5 -5 5 | -4 -4 -4 5 -4 | -5 -5 -5 5 -4 |
I ju-st got your let-ter ba-by a To-o bad you can't come home
| -2 -3" -2 | -3' -3' -3' -3"| -2 -2 |
I swear I'm go - in' cra - zy
| -3' -3' -3' -3' -3" 3 | -1 2 |
Sit - tin' here all a - lone Since you're
| -2' -3" -2' -1 | 1 -1 -3' -3" -2 | |
go - ne I got a mess of blue
(this first part 2 times - ripetere 2 volte)
| 5 6 6 5 | 6 -7 | -5 5 -4 -3' |
Whoops there goes a tear - drop roll - in' down my
| -3 | 5 6 6 -6 | -7 -6 6 6 |
face If you cry when you're in love It
| -5 -6 -5 -4 -4 | -4 5 -4 |
sure ain't no dis - grace I got - ta
| -5 -5 -5 5 | -4 -4 5 | -5 -5 -5 5 |
get my - self to- ge- ther Be - fore I lose my
| -4 6 -6 6 | -7 -7 -7 -6 |
mind I'm gon- na catch the next
| 6 6 6 -6 6 | -7 -7 -7 -6 6 |
train goin' And lea - ve my blues be - hind
| -4 5 | -5 -6 -5 -4 | 4 -4 -7 -6 6 |
Since you're go - ne got a mess of blues