My Special Prayer

by Percy Sledge · posted by bluesharp_jos

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Diatonic

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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)

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Tab

4 -4 5 5 = 5 5 -5-5-4 = While the choir sang, ave Maria, -4 5 -5 -5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 5-4 4 I was singing with all my heart 5 -5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -5 And I sent a special prayer, up to heaven 5-4 4 -4 5 -5 -4 5-5 6 5 -4 4 That you'll return, to me before I fall apart 4 -4 5 5 = 5-5-5-4 = While the choir sings, hallelujah -4 5 -5 -5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 5-4 4 I was singing with all my heart 5 -5 6 -6 -6 -6 -6-6 -6 -5 4 -5 Darling please, come back and never leave me again 5-4 4 -4 5 -5 -4 5 -5 6 5 -4 4 And this will be, the answer to my prayer 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 6 5 And I'll wait, here for the answer 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 5 That you'll come back, come back I pray 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 6 5-4 5-4 4 For if you stayed, away another hour 5 5 -4 6 -6 -7 -6-7 7 6-6 I don't think, I could last another day 4 -4 5 5 = 5 -5-5-4 = While the choir sings, hallelujah -4 5 -5 -5 -5 6 -5 5 -4 5-4 4 I was singing with all my heart 5 -5 6 -6 -6 -6 -6-6 -6 -5 4 -5 Darling please, come back and never leave me again 5-4 4 -4 5 -5 -4 5 -5 6 5 -4 4 And this will be, the answer to my prayer = 4 4 4 4 -4 5 5 -5 5 = = 4 4 4 4 -4 5 5 -5 5 =

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