Rockin Me

by The Steve Miller Band · posted by gene

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−: 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

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Well I've been look-in' real hard

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And I'm tryin' to find a job

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But it just keeps get-tin' 

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Tough-er ev-'ry day

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But I got to do my part 

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'Cause I know in my heart

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 I got to please my 

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Sweet  ba-by,    yeah



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Well, I ain't su-per-sti-tious

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And  I don't get sus-pi-cious

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But my wo-man is  a friend of  mine

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And I know that it's true 

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That all the things that I do

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Will come back to me in my 

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Sweet     time



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So keep on rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by



-4  -4   -4   -5  -6  -6 -6 -6 -6
 I went from Phoe-nix, A-ri-zo-na

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All the way to Ta-   co- ma

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Phi-la-del-phi-a, At-lan-ta, L. A.

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North-ern Ca-li-for-nia 

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Where the girls are  warm

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So  I could be with my 

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Sweet ba-by,   yeah



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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Ba-by, ba-by, ba-by

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Keep on rock-in'

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Rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on  a rock-in'

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Rock-in' me ba-by

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  Oooooh,        yeah

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Don't get sus-pi-cious

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Now  don't  be sus-pi-cious

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Babe, you know you are 

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A friend of mine

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And you know that it's true

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That all the things that I do

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Are gon-na come back to you 

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In your sweet    time



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 I went from Phoe-nix, A-ri-zo-na

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All the way to Ta-co-ma

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Phi-la-del-phi-a, At-lan-ta, L.   A.

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North-ern Ca-li-for-nia 

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Where the girls are warm

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So  I could hear my  

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Sweet ba-by    say



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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me   ba-  by

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Keep on a rock-in' me, 

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Rock-in' me, rock-in'

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Ba-by, ba-by, ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by

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Keep on a rock-in' me ba-by 

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Keep on a rock-in me, rock-in' me

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Rock-in', ba-by, ba-by, ba-by

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Keep on...

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