A Tear Fell (hi-lo)

by Ray Charles, Teresa Brewer · 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

A TEAR FELL hi-lo
By: Dorian Burton, Eugene Randolph
Ray Charles, Teresa Brewer
Key: F
Time: 3/4

3  5   -4 4  3  -5  5 -4  5   4
6  8   -8 7  6  -9  8 -8  8   7
A fool am I, a fool am I, in love

3  4    3    3   4  5   4
6  7    6    6   7  8   7
A tear fell when I saw you 

4   5   6   -6  -5   5  -4
7   8   9  -10  -9   8  -8
in the arms of some-one new

3  -3   3    3   -3   -4  -3
6  -7   6    6   -7   -8  -7
A tear fell when you left me 

-3 -4  -5   6   5   -4   4
-7 -8  -9   9   8   -8   7
all a-lone and feel-ing blue

 3   4    3    3    4   5   4
 6   7    6    6    7   8   7
The tear fell when you told me 

 4    5    6    5  -5   6  -6
 7    8    9    8  -9   9 -10
that your love was not for me

-6 -6 -6   6   -5   5     4
-10-10-10  9   -9   8     7
I did-n't miss the tear-drops 

 4 -3” 3    5  -3   -4   4
 7 -6  6    8  -7   -8   7
but I miss you con-stant-ly

3  5   -4 4  3  -5  5 -4  5   4
6  8   -8 7  6  -9  8 -8  8   7
A fool am I, a fool am I, in love

The teardrops that you stepped on 
as you danced across the floor
Were crushed like my poor heart 
was when you walked out of the door
A tear fell when you told me 
that the flame in your heart died
Darlin', have I lost you
like those tear-drops from my eyes 
3  5   -4 4  3  -5  5 -4  5   4
6  8   -8 7  6  -9  8 -8  8   7
A fool am I, a fool am I, in love

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