Chickery Chick

by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Kaye, Dinah Shore · 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

CHICKERY CHICK
W: Sylvia Dee
M: Sidney Lippman
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Kaye, Dinah Shore
Key: F

 -3   -3 -3 -2   -2  -3 -3  -2
Chick-er-y chick cha-la cha-la
  3   3 3   1   1 4 -5 4  -3*-3 3
Check-a-la rome-y in a ba-nan-i-ka
-3  -3 -3 -2  -2 -2  -1   -1  -3*
Bol-li-ka wol-li-ka can’t you see
 -3   -3 -3  3   3  -2
Chick-er-y chick is me

-3   -3 -3 -2   -2  -3 -3  -2
Chick-er-y chick cha-la cha-la
  3   3 3   1   1 4 -5 4  -3*-3 3
Check-a-la rome-y in a ba-nan-i-ka
-3  -3 -3 -2  -2 -2  -1   -1  -3*
Bol-li-ka wol-li-ka can’t you see
 -3   -3 -3  3   3  -2
Chick-er-y chick is me

3   -3  3*   -2*    2   -3    3
Ev-‘ry time you’re sick and tired
-2  2   -3   3*  -2*   2
Of just the same old thing
 2  -2*  1*  -1   2   -2*   1*  -1   2
Say-in’ just the same old words all day
3   4    -4  -3    3   -3
Be just like the chick-en
-4   -3    3     4   -4  -3  3
Who found some-thing new to sing
-3-2* 2   -1   -4    3   -3   -4  4   4
O-pen up your mouth and start to say, oh
 -3   -3 -3 -2   -2  -3 -3  -2
Chick-er-y chick cha-la cha-la
  3   3 3   1   1 4 -5 4  -3* -3 3
Check-a-la rome-y in a ba-nan-i-ka
-3  -3 -3 -2  -2 -2  -1   -1  -3*
Bol-li-ka wol-li-ka can’t you see
 -3   -3 -3  3   3  -2
Chick-er-y chick is me

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