Gertie From Bizerte

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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

GERTIE FROM BIZERTE
By: James Cavanaugh, Walter Kent, Bob Cutter
Bawdy soldier song
Key: G

  -4    4  -5   -5   -5 -5   -1 -1  -1 3
There’s a love-sick ‘ma-goo’ in the ar-my
 -4   4   -5   -5 -5  -5   -4  3    -3
Who’s in love with a sweet de-sert rose
 -3  -4    4     -4  -3    4
When the moon’s shin-ing bright
4   -4   4  -4   -3    3
He sings to her each night
 3   -3    -3  -3  4*  -5
And here’s the way it goes
-5   3  -1   3   -3 -4  3
Oh, Ger-tie from Bi-zer-te
   3   -3 -4  -4  -4  -4  -4  -4
You’re as pur-ty, pur-ty, pur-ty
4  -4  -3
As can be 
-3  -1   -3  -4  4  -3
Ger-tie from Bi-zer-te
 -3   -4   4  4   4  4    4  4   -5  -4
Don’t you nev-er, ev-er dare de-sert me
 4    -5   6  3  4  -5    6
Tho’ your lin-go I don’t know
 -4  4   -5  -5   6   -5  4  -4
When we kiss you make me hol-ler
-3...-5
Bin-go
            3  -1   3   -3 -4  -5
Oh, oh, oh Ger-tie from Bi-zer-te
  -5    4  -4   -3 3
You’re the gal for me

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