Jersey Girl

by Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen · posted by Turkey_Man

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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

 5  -5   6   6   6   6   -5  -5 
Got no time for the cor-ner boys
 -6  -6  -6   -6    -6  6    6   5   -44
Down on the street mak-in’ all that noise
  5    -5   5    6   -5   5   -5 -4 -4
Don’t want no whores on eight av-e-nue
 -4    5  -5    5   5  -4  5  -5   6
Cause to-night I’m gon-na be with you
  7    7   7    7   7  -6   7    -6  -6
Cause to-night I’m gon-na take that ride
4   7    7    7  7  7   7  -6  6    5
A-cross the riv-er to the Jer-sey side
 5   -5  6  6 -5  5   5  -4  -4 
Take my ba-by to the car-ni-val
 -4   5   -5   5  -5  5   -5   6
And I’ll take you on all the rides
 8    -8  -8    7  7     7   -6   -6 
Down the shore ev-ry things all right
 7    7    7   7  7  7 7  -6  6  6    5
You with your ba-by on a Sat-ur-day night
  5    -5   6   -5  5   -5    -4   -4 
Don’t you know all my dreams come true
  5  -5    6   6    5   -4    5    -5   6
When I’m walk-in’ down the street with you

  8   8  -8  7   7 -6 -5
Sing Sha la la, la la la
 8   8  8 -8 -8 -8  -8  8  86
Sha la la la la la, la la la
 5  -5  6   -5  5  5 -4 -4   
Sha la la, sha la la la la
 8   8  8 -8  -8  7   8    8  8  8   -8   7
Sha la la la, I’m in love with a Jer-sey girl
 7  6’ 6’ -6  6-5
Sha la la la la
 8   8  8 -8 -8 -8  7  7  6
Sha la la la la la la la la 
 5  -5  6   -5  5  5 -4 -4
Sha la la, sha la la la la
 5  -5  6   5 -4  4
Sha la la, la la la

 8    8   8     8    -8   7   7   -6   -6
You know she thrills me with all her charms
  7   7     7     7  7  7 -6  6    5
When I’m wrapped up in my ba-by’s arms
 5  5  -5   6  6   -5    5  5 -4   -4 
My lit-tle an-gel gives me ev-ry-thing
-4  5   -5   5   5     -4     5  -5   6  
I know some-day that she’ll wear my ring
 6   6     8 -8  -8   7   7  7  -6  -6
So don’t both-er me cause I got no time
 7   7  7  7   7  7    7   -6   6   5
I’m on my way to see that girl of mine
 5    5  -5    6  -5   5    -5   -4    -4 
Noth-in’ mat-ters in this whole wide world
  5    5  -5   6    5 -4  5   -5   6
When your in love with a Jer-sey girl

  8   8  -8  7  7 -6 -5
Sing Sha la la la la la 
Sha la, la la la la, la la la
Sha la la, aha la la la la
Sha la la la la, I’m in love with a Jer-sey girl
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la la 
Sha la la, sha la la la la
Sha la la, la la la

 4 -4   5   -4    4
And I call your name
4  -4     5   -5   6
I can’t sleep at night
 8   8  8 -8  7
Sha la la la la 
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