Paint My Mailbox Blue

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Tab

Paint My Mailbox Blue / Taj Mahal

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Bb) so you can Play Along With Taj!




Paint My Mailbox Blue


I'm  gonna move up to  the country, baby
-3* -3* -3* 6*  5* -3* -3* -3* 3*  -3* -3*

Paint my mailbox blue
 -6  -5 -5 5* -3* -3*

I'm  gonna move up to the country, baby
-3*  -5 -5  6*  6* 6*  6*  6*  6*  6* -5 -3*

Paint, paint, paint my mailbox blue
  5*    -5*     6* -5* -5* -3*  -3*   (-3* 3* 3)

You went up to the country, baby
 -5  -5  -5 -5 -5  -5  -5  -5 -3*

Paint some trailin' vines and dew
 -5    -3* -3* -4*   -3*  -3* -3*


Leavin' L.A. baby
-5 -5 -5* -5* 6* 6*

Sugar now you know the smog has got me down
6* 6* -5* -5*  5*  -3*  -3*  3* -3* 4* -3* 3* 2*

You know I'm leavin' L.A. baby           Whew
-3*  -5  -5   6* 6* 6* 6* 6* 6* -5* -3*   -7*

This smog has got me down
 3*   -3* -3*  4* -3* -3* 4*   (-3* 3* 3)

Goin' up to the country baby
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5  -5 -5  -5 -3*

Where there they ain't got no smog around
 -3*   -3*  -3*  -3*   -3* -5  -3* 3* -3* 4*


Come here baby
 5*   -5  6* 6*

Sugar let your pappa take you by the hand
-6 -5 -5*  -3*  4* 4* -3*  3* -3* 3* -3*

Come here baby
 5*   -5  6* 6*

Sugar let your pappa take you by the hand
-6 -5 -5*  -3*  4* 4* -3*  3* -3* 3* -3*   (-3* 3* 3)

Then you can be my woman
 -3* -5  -5  -6 -5 -3* -3*

I'll be your city boy, country man
-5   -6  -6 -5 -5  5*   -3* 3* -3*


 3* -3* -5* -5 -3* ~~~

 5* -5 -5* 6 6 6 -5* -5* -5* -5*

-5 -3* 2* -1* 1* -3*

-6 7 7* -5  7 5* 6* -4* -5* 5* -3*

 6 -5* 5*   6 -5* 5*   6 -5* 5*

 7* -5* 6* 5* -3* 2*

 3* -3* -5*  5* -5* 6* 5* -3* 3* 2*

-6 7 7* -7* -8* 7* 7 6* -5* 6* 5* -3*

 6 -5* 5* -3* 2*   6 -5* 5* -3* 2*

 6 -5* -5* 5*  2* 4* -7*  -7*

 6* 7* -7*   6* 7* -7*   6* 7* -7*


 6* 7* -9* -9 -7*   -9* -9 -7* 6* -5* 5*

 2* 2 -1* -1  1* -3*

-3* 7 6*   -5* -8* -7*   5* 6* -5   -7*

 6* 7  7* 7  6* 7  7* 7  6* 7  7* 7  6* 7  7* 7

 6* 7  7* 7  6* 7  7* 7  6* -5* -5 -3*   8*

 6* -5* 5* -3* -2 -2  3

 5   6* -5* 6*   6* -5* 6*

-10  10 -9* -9 -7* 6* 6 6 -5

 2* 2 -1* 1* -3* -3*   -7*  -7*



Honey,  I'm gonna move   up to the country
-7* -7* -7* -7* -7* -7*  7* 6* -5* 7* -5 -3*

Paint my mailbox blue
 -5  -6 -5 5* -3* -3*

I'm gonna move up to the country babe
-3* -5 -5  6* -5* -5* -5* -5* 5* -3*

Paint my mailbox blue
  6*  -5* -5* 5*  -3*   (-3* 3* 3)

Put some flowers on it baby
-3*  4   -5  -5  -5 -5  5 -3* 3 -3*

Paint some trailin' vines and dew
 -6    -5  -3* 3*    -3*  -3* -6 -5 -3*

(-9 -7*  7* 7   6* -5*  -5 -3*   7  7* -7*  -3*)


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