Lady Madonna

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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

<4 <4 4 -4 -3   <4  <4  -4 <-2   -3 
Lady- Madonna, children at your feet
<4 <4   6   5  <-6 6  5   -3   -3  4 -3      
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
<4   <4    4  -4 -3   <4  <4  -4  <-2  -3
Who finds the money? When you pay the rent?
<4  <4    6    <4  <-6 6 <4  -3 -3  4 -3
Did you think that money was Heaven sent?
-5 -5   -5    5  -5   5  -5  5  -5  3
Friday night arrives without a suitcase
 4  4    4 -3    4   4   -5  6 4 -3  
Sunday morning creeping like a nun-
 -5 -5    -5    5   -5     -5 -5   5   -5 -4 -3 3     
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace---
 6  -5   -4   6
See how they run

<4 <4 4 -4 -3  <4 <4 -4 <-2    -3
Lady- Madonna, baby- at your breast
<4 <4   6   5  <-6 6  5   -3  -3  4 -3
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest

<4 <4 4 -4 -3  <4 <4 -4 <-2 -3
Lady- Madonna, lying on the bed
<4 <4  6   5  <-6 6  5  -3  -3  4    -3
Listen to the music playing in your head

 -5 -5   -5 5 -5  5  -5 5  -5  3
Tuesday afternoon is never ending
  4    4   4  -3   4  4  -5  6  4 -3
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
 -5 -5    -5    5    -5  -5   -5  5   -5 -4 -3 3
Thursday night your stockings needed mending----
 6  -5   -4   6
See how they run

<4 <4 4 -4 -3   <4  <4  -4 <-2   -3 
Lady- Madonna, children at your feet
<4 <4   6   5  <-6 6  5   -3   -3  4 -3      
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet

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