Mercedes Benz

by Janis Joplin · posted by chibluesteve

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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.

Tab

in C Tenor

<-5 <-7  <-7   <-7 7 <-5 <-5 <-5 <5 <-5 <-5 <5 <-3 
Oh Lord, won't you buy--  me  a  Mercedes-- Benz--?
<-5  7     <-7   8   <-7 7 <-5 <-5 7   <-7  8  <-7   
My friends all drive Porsches-, I must make amends.
   8   <-9   8 <-7  7  7 -6 <-5 <-6  7    -6 <-5 <-3 -6    
Worked hard all my lifetime----, no help from my friends,
<-9 <-9 8 <-7   <-7  <-7  7  7 -6 <-5 <-5 -6 7 -6 <-5
So Lord------, won't you buy me------  a Mercedes Benz?

<-7 <-7   <-7  <-7  7  7 -6 <-5 <-5 -6 7 -6 <-5
Oh Lord, won't you buy me------  a  color TV---?
 7 <-7   8  <-7  7 <-5 7 <-7 <-7  8  <-7
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
8 <-9   8  <-7 7 <-5 <-6   7  -6 <-5 5 -6
I wait for delivery- each day until- three,
<-9 <-9 8 <-7   <-7   8   7  7 -6 <-5 <-5 -6 7  -6 <-5 
So  Lord-----, won't you buy me------  a  color TV----?

<-7 <-7   <-7   8   7  7 -6 <-5 <-5 -6   7  -6   <-5
Oh Lord, won't you buy me------  a night on the town?
<-5   7 <-7  8  <-7  7 <-5    7    <-7   <-7 7  <-7 8
I'm counting on you, Lord-, please don't let me down-.
 <-9   8   <-7  7  <-5 -6   7  -6  <-5  5 <-5
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
<-7 <-7   <-7   8   7  7 -6 <-5 <-5 -6   7  -6   <-5
Oh Lord, won't you buy me------  a night on the town ?

<-5 <-7  <-7   <-7 7 <-5 <-5 <-5 <5 <-5 <-5 <5 <-3 
Oh Lord, won't you buy--  me  a  Mercedes-- Benz--?
<-5  7     <-7   8   <-7 7 <-5 <-5 7   <-7  8  <-7   
My friends all drive Porsches-, I must make amends.
   8   <-9   8 <-7  7  7 -6 <-5 <-6  7    -6 <-5 <-3 -6    
Worked hard all my lifetime----, no help from my friends,
<-9 <-9 8 <-7   <-7  <-7  7  7 -6 <-5 <-5 -6 7 -6 <-5
So Lord------, won't you buy me------  a Mercedes Benz?

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound