River Deep Mountain High

by Ike and Tina Turner · posted by aussie

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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

Intro
4 -5 -5 b5 -5 b5 4 b-3 4 b-3 bb-2 bb-2 b2 bb-2 1 bb-2

When I was a  little girl I had a rag doll
-5   6 -6 b-7 7  -8  b8  b8 b8 -8  7  b-7
The only   doll I`ve ever owned
b-7 b8 b8  b 8   -8  7b-7  -6
Now I love you just the way I loved that rag doll
-5  6 -6   b-7  7   -8  b8 b8  b8   -8    7  b-7
But only   now my love has grown
b-7 b8 b8  b 8 -8   7   b-7  -6
And  it gets  stronger  in  every way
-10 -10 -10   -10 9     -9  -9-9  -9
And it gets  deeper let me say
-10-10 -10   -10 9  -9 -9  -9
And it gets higher day by day
-10-10 -10  -10 9  -9  -9 -9
Chorus
And do I love you, my oh my
b-6 6 b-7 b8  b8   6 b-7 b8
Yeah River Deep Mountain High yeah yeah yeah
 6   -6 7  -9   -6   7   -9   -10  -10 -10 9-9
And if I lost you would I cry
-6  6 b-7 b8  b8    6  b-7 b8
Oh how I love you baby  baby  baby  baby
-6 -6 -6  7    7 -9-9   -6-6  7 7  -9 -9
VERSE 2.
When you were a young boy did you have a puppy
That always followed you `round
Well I`m gonna be as faithful as that puppy
No I`ll never let you down
`Cause it goes on and on like a river flows
And it gets bigger baby and heaven knows
That it gets sweeter baby as it grows

CHORUS

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