Dance With A Dolly (chrom)

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+: 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)

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Tab

DANCE WITH A DOLLY chrom
(With A Hole In Her Stockin’)
By: Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton & Mickey Leader
Bill Haley
Key: Eb

-3*-5*-5* 7   -7*  8   -7*    7
As I was walk-in' down the street, 
-7*   7*   -6     7*   7    -5*
Down the street, down the street, 
-3*-5* -5* -5* -6 7   7*   8  -7*  7
I met some-bod-y who was might-y sweet, 
  7* -6 -7* -7* -5*
Might-y fair to see. 

-3* -5* -5*  -5*  -6   7   7*  8  -7* 7
I asked her would she like to have a talk, 
 -7* 7* -6    7*   7   -5*
Have a talk, make some talk, 
-5* -5* -5*  -6    7   7*  8  -7*  7
All the fel-lows stand-in' on the walk 
 7*  -6  -7*  -7* -5*
Wish-in' they were me: 

7* 7*  8  8  -9* -9*  8  -7* 7   -7*
Ma-ma, Ma-ma let me dress up to-night, 
 -7*  7* -6  -5      8  -7* 7   -5*
Dress up to-night, dress up to-night, 
 7*   7* 7* 8  8    -9* -9*  8  -7* 7   -7*
I've got a se-cret, gon-na 'fess up to-night 
 7  7   -7   -7 -7   -7   7  -7   -7*
Gon-na dance by the light of the moon. 

-7* -7* -9*  -5* -5*-5* -6
Gon-na dance with a dol-ly 
 7   7* 8  -7* -7*   7   7
With a hole in her stock-in' 
  7    7   -7*   7*  7*  -6  -6
While our knees keep a-knock-in' 
-6  -6   8   -7* -7* 7   7
and our toes keep a-rock-in' 
 -9*  -5* -5*-5* -6  
Dance with a dol-ly 
 7   7* 8  -7* -7*   7   7
with a hole in her stock-in' 
 -7* -7* -7*  -7*  7* -6  -5*
Dance by the light of the moon. 

7* 7*  8  8  -9* -9*  8  -7* 7   -7*
Ma-ma, Ma-ma put the cat out to-night. 
-7*  7* -6  -5     8  -7* 7   -5*
Cat out to-night, cat out to-night. 
  7*    7*  8  
Worked all day 
 8  -9* -9* 8   -7* 7   -7*
I'm gon-na scat out to-night 
 7  7  -7   -7  -7  -7  7  -7-7*
And I won't be home un-til dawn. 

-7* -7* -9*  -5* -5*-5* -6
Gon-na dance with a dol-ly 
 7   7* 8  -7* -7*   7   7
With a hole in her stock-in' 
  7    7   -7*   7*  7*  -6  -6
While our knees keep a-knock-in' 
-6  -6   8   -7* -7* 7   7
and our toes keep a-rock-in' 
 -9*  -5* -5*-5* -6  
Dance with a dol-ly 
 7   7* 8  -7* -7*   7   7
with a hole in her stock-in' 
 -7* -7* -7*  -7*  7* -6  -5*
Dance by the light of the moon. 
7   7*  -7*  8  -9  -9*
By the light of the moon

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