Papa Loves Mambo (chrom)

by Dean Martin, Perry Como · posted by waltp

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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

PAPA LOVES MAMBO chrom
By: Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Bix Reichner
Dean Martin, Perry Como
Key: C

-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Pa-pa loves mam-bo 
-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Ma-ma loves mam-bo
 -5  -6  -7  8    -7  -6
Look at ‘em sway with it
 5   6   7  -8   7   6
Get-tin’ so gay with it
 -4   -5 -6 -7   -6  -5  7
Shout-in’ O-lay with it wow
-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Pa-pa loves mam-bo 
-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Ma-ma loves mam-bo
-5 -6  -7    8    -7  -6
Pa-pa does great with it
  5     6   7  -8   7   6
Swings like a gate with it
-4 -5  -6   -7    -6  -8  8
He los-es weight with it now

7   8   -8   -6   -7   7
He goes to   she goes fro
6   7    -6   -5   -7   7
He goes fast  she goes slow
7   8    -8   -6   -7    7
He goes left  she goes right
7   -7   -8  -8  -8  -8 -8
Pa-pa’s look-in’ for ma-ma
-8  -7 -7 -7 -7  -8   8   -9
But ma-ma is no where in sight 

-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Pa-pa loves mam-bo 
-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Ma-ma loves mam-bo
-5  -6   -7     8  -7  -6
Hav-in’ their fling a-gain
  5   6   7     -8    7 6
Young-er than spring a-gain
 -4  -5   -6   -7 -6  -5   7
Feel-in’ that zing a-gain wow

-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Pa-pa loves mam-bo 
-7 -7  -7   -7  7
Ma-ma loves mam-bo
  -5   -6  -7   8   -7
Don’t play the rhum-ba
-6    5    6    7  -8  7     6
And don’t play the sam-ba ‘cause
-4 -5  -6   -7  -6 -8   8
Pa-pa loves mam-bo to-night

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