Sylvia's Mother

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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 -5   5  -4  4    5 5 -5   5 -4
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy
4   5  5 4   5   -5 6   -4
too busy to come to the phone
-5 -5 5  -5 5   -4   -5 -5 5  -5 5
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's tryin'
-4  -5   -5 -5  6   6  -5  5
to start a new life of her own
-6 -6 6  -6 6   -5   6 6 -5   6 -5
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's happy
4  -4   -4    4  -6    6   -6 5
so why don't you leave her alone

4   4   -4 4 -4 4 -4  -4 -4   4    -4
And the operator says Forty cents more
4   4    -4    -4  -4 -4
for the next three minutes
5 -5 6  6   6  6  -5  5  -5  -5 5  -5   5  -4
Please, Missus Avery, I just gotta talk to her
4 -4-4  -6  6  -6 5
I only keep her a while
-6      -6  -6 -6 6 -5 6  6    6   -5 6    -5  5 -6
Please, Missus Avery,  I just want to tell her goodbye

5 5 -5   5  -4  4    5 5 -5   5 -4
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing
4     5  5  4  5   -5  6 -4
she's gonna be leaving today
-5 -5 5  -5 5   -4   -5 -5 5  -5 5
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marrying
-4 -5 -5 -5   6   6  -5 5
a fellow down Galveston way
-6 -6 6  -6 6   -5    6      6     -5 6 -5
Sylvia's mother says Please don't say nothing
4  -4   -4    4   -6  6  -6  5
to make her start crying and stay

5 5 -5   5  -4  4    5 5 -5   5 -4
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurrying
4     5  5     4    5   -5  6   -6
she's catching the nine o'clock train
-5 -5 5  -5 5   -4    -5   -5   5 -5 5
Sylvia's mother says: Take your umbrella
-4     -5 -5    -5   6   6   -5  5
because Sylvie,  it's starting to rain
4   -6 -6 6  -6 6   -5   6      6  -5  6 -5
And Sylvia's mother says Thank you for calling
4   -4   -4    4   -6   6    -6 5
and Sir, won't you call back againA very sad songTimsy

(Song doesn't have to be played in A but it sounds better with original recording)