Ruby (chrom)

by Percy Faith, Ray Charles · 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

RUBY 
W: Mitchell Parrish
M: Heinz Roemheld
From: “Ruby Gentry”
Percy Faith, Ray Charles
Key: C

 3   -3   3  -3   3     -3  3  -3*
They say, Ru-by you're like a dream
 3  -3  -3   -3*  3   -4
Not al-ways what you seem
 4  -5   5   -5    5    6    -5  5 -3 2
And tho’ my heart may break when I a-wake
-2  3  -2 3*  3 2  1   3*
Let it be so, I on-ly know
-3* 3* -3*   3
Ru-by, it's you
 3   -3   3  -3   3     -3  3 -3*
They say, Ru-by you're like a song
 3   -3    3    -3*   3    -4 
You don't know right from wrong
 4  -5  5    -5  5  6   -5     5   -3  2
And in your eyes I see heart-aches for me
-2   3   -2    3*    3    2   1    3*
But from the start, who stole my heart?
-3* 3*  -3*  3
Ru-by, it's you

1  4    4     4   -3* 3* 3    -3* 3*  3
I hear your voice and I must come to you
1  4   4    4      -2   3   -3* 3* 3
I have no choice, what else can I do? 
 
 3   -3   3  -3   3     -3  3  -3*
They say, Ru-by you're like a flame
3  -3 3  -3*   3   -4
In-to my life you came
 4  -5   5   -5   5   6
And tho’ I should be-ware, 
 -5   5  -3    2
still I don't care
-2    3    -2 3*  3 2  1   3*
You thrill me so, I on-ly know
-3* 3* -5*   5 
Ru-by, it's you

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