Sweet Little Jesus Boy (h-m-l)

by Natalie Cole, Trisha Yearwood · 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

SWEET LITTLE JESUS BOY h-m-l
By: Robert MacGimsey
Natalie Cole, Trisha Yearwood
Key: D

  3    2  -1  2  -1   1
  6    5  -4  5  -4   4
  9    8  -8  8  -8   7
Sweet lit-tle Je-sus Boy

 1    -1  -1  -1  -1  2 -1  1   1
 4    -4  -4  -4  -4  5 -4  4   4
 7    -8  -8  -8  -8  8 -8  7...7...
They made you be born in a man-ger

  3    2  -1  2  -1   1
  6    5  -4  5  -4   4
  9    8  -8  8  -8   7
Sweet lit-tle Ho-ly child

-1  -1   -1   2  -1   1
-4  -4   -4   5  -4   4
-8  -8   -8   8  -8   7
Did-n't know who You was

-1  -1   -1   -1    2   3   -3” 3   2
-4  -4   -4   -4    5   6   -6  6   5
-8  -8   -8   -8    8   9  -10  9   8
Did-n't know You’d come to save us Lord

1   -1  -1   2   3 -3”
4   -4  -4   5   6 -6
7   -8  -8   8   9 -10
to take our sins a-way

 3   4   -3”   3   2    -3”  1 2-11
 6   7   -6    6   5    -6   4 5-44
 9   10  -10   9   8   -10   7 8-87
Our eyes was blind we could-n't see

1   2   2   2   -1  -1   1
4   5   5   5   -4  -4   4
7   8   8   8   -8  -8   7
We did-n't know who You was

 3    2  -1 2-11 -1   1  2 3
 6    5  -4 5-44 -4   4  5 6
 9    8  -8 8-87 -8   7  8 9
Long time a- go  You was born

 3   2 -1  2  -1   1
 6   5 -4  5  -4   4
 9   8 -8  8  -8   7
Born in a man-ger low

 -1   -1  -1  2  -1   1
 -4   -4  -4  5  -4   4
 -8   -8  -8  8  -8   7
Sweet lit-tle Je-sus Boy

 2    3    -3”   3  -3”1
 5    6    -6    6  -6 4
 8    9    -10   9  -107
The world treat You mean

 2     -3”  3  -3”1  2
 5     -6   6  -6 4  5
 8     -10  9  -107  8
Lord, treat me mean too

 3   4 -3”  3   2   -3” 1  2-11
 6   7 -6   6   5   -6  4  5-44
 9  10 -10  9   8  -10  7  8-87
But please Sir for-give us Lord

1   2   2   -1    1    1
4   5   5   -4    4    4
7   8   8   -8    7    7
We did-n't know t’was You

  3    2  -1  2  -1   1
  6    5  -4  5  -4   4
  9    8  -8  8  -8   7
Sweet lit-tle Je-sus Boy

 -1   -1   1  1   23
 -4   -4   4  4   56
 -8   -8   7  7   89
Born long time a- go

  3    2  -1  2  -1   1
  6    5  -4  5  -4   4
  9    8  -8  8  -8   7
Sweet lit-tle Ho-ly Child

1   1   2   2   1    2  -1   1
4   4   5   5   4    5  -4   4
7   7   8   8   7    8  -8...7...
An’ we did-n't know who You was

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