Zing, Went The Strings Of My Heart (hi-lo)

by Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Brenda Lee · posted by waltp

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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

ZING, WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART  
By: James F Hanley 
Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Brenda Lee 
Key: Eb 

-1  -1  -1    2  -1 2  1
-4  -4  -4    5  -4 5  4
Nev-er could car-ry a tune  

-2” -2” -2”   3   3    2
-5  -5  -5    6   6    5
Nev-er knew where to start  

 3   -3”-3” 4
 6   -6 -6  7
You came a-long   

-3”  3  -3”   3   -2”   2
 -6  6   -6   6   -5    5
When ev-‘ry-thing was wrong   

 2   2  2  2   1  2    3
 5   5  5  5   4  5    6
And put a song in my heart  


REFRAIN  

 3    2   -1    1    -1 2
 6    5   -4    4    -4 5
Dear when you smiled at me  

-3” 2  -1  1 -1 2
-6  5  -4  4 -4 5
I heard a mel-o-dy  

-3” -2”  2  -1  -2” -3”  -3
-6  -5   5  -4  -5  -6   -7
It haunt-ed me from the start  

 4    -3”  3  -2”  3  -3”
 7    -6   6  -5   6  -6
Some-thing in-side of me   

  4   3 -2” 2  -2” 3
  7   6 -5  5  -5  6 
Start-ed a sym-pho-ny  

 4    -3”   3     2    1  2    3
 7     -6   6     5    4  5    6
Zing! went the strings of my heart  
  3    2  -1   1    -1   2
  6    5  -4   4    -4   5
'Twas like a breath of Spring  

-3” 2  -1  1  -1  2
-6  5  -4  4  -4  5
I heard a rob-in sing  

-3”-2” 2  -1  -2”-3” -3
-6 -5  5  -4  -5 -6  -7
A-bout a nest set a-part  
 
 4  -3” 3    -2”   3  -3”
 7  -6  6    -5    6  -6
All na-ture seemed to be   

4   3   -2”  2  -2” 3
7   6   -5   5  -5  6 
In per-fect har-mo-ny  

 4     -3”  3     2    3  -3   1
 7     -6   6     5    6  -6   4
Zing! went the strings of my heart  

 1    -1   2     1    -1   2   2  2
 4    -4   5     4    -4   5   5  5
Your eyes made skies seem blue a-gain 

 -2”  3     2 -2” 3  3  3 
 -5   6     5  -5 6  6  6
What else could I do a-gain

 3   -3” -3  3   -3”   -3    4  -3”  
 6   -6  -7  6   -6    -7    7  -6
But keep re-peat-ing through a-gain  

-3  -4   3    -3” -1
-7  -8   6    -6  -4
"I love you, love you" 

3   2   -1  1   -1    2 
6   5   -4  4   -4    5
I still re-call the thrill

-3” 2  -1 1   -1   2  
-6  5  -4 4   -4   5
I guess I al-ways will 

-3”-2”    2   -1  -2”-3” -3 
-6 -5     5   -4  -5 -6  -7
I hope 'twill nev-er de-part

 4    -3”  3   -2”  3   -3”  
 7    -6   6    -5  6   -6
Dear with your lips to mine 

4  3   -2”2  -2” 3
7  6   -5 5  -5  6 
A rhap-so-dy di-vine

 4     -3”  3     2    3 -3” 1 -- 4  
 7     -6   6     5    6  -6 4 -- 7
Zing! went the strings of my heart

(Last note play either or both)

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