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A Bar Song (Tipsy)

by Shaboozey · posted by stefan.schoeman

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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
Key: A Major (Played in 1st Position on an A Harp, or use a C Harp to practice)

[Verse 1]
5  5  5   5   -5  5   4    4     5    5   -5   5  4    4    4
My ba-by want a  Bir-kin, she's been tell-in' me all night long
4   4   4   4   -4  4  -3"  -4  -4    -4  4  -3"  4
Gas-o-line and gro-cer-ies, the list goes on and  on
4     5    5  5    -5    5    4    4   4   5   5  -5   5   4   4
This nine-to-five ain't work-in', why the hell do I  work so hard?
4 4     4   -4   4   -3"   4    -4   -4   -4   4    -3"  4   4    4
I can't wor-ry 'bout my   prob-lems, I  can't take 'em when I'm gone, uh

[Pre-Chorus]
6     5    5     5   6  5   5    5   6   5   5
One, here comes the two to the three to the four
6     5   5    -5  5    4  4     -4  -4   -4   4  -3"
Tell 'em bring a -noth-er round, we need plen-ty more
6   5    5    5  6   5  5     5   6     5   5   5    -4
Two step-pin' on the ta-ble, she don't need a dance-floor
4  -4   4   -3"
Oh my, good Lord

[Chorus]
6    6   6    5  5  5  6   5   5    5  -5   5
Some-one pour me up a dou-ble shot of whis-key
6     6   6   5   5    5   6    5  5  -5  5  -4
They know me and Jack Dan-iels got a his-to-ry
6       6 6   5   5    5    6    5   5
There's a par-ty down-town near 5th Street
6   6   6  6 -5  5   4  -4  -4    4   -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
6  6   6   6 -5  5   4   -4  -4   4  -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
6  6   6   6 -5  5   4   -4  -4   4   -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy

[Verse 2]
5     5    5   5   -5    5    4    4  5     5    -5   5  4   4
I've been Boo-zey since I've left, I ain't chan-gin' for a check
4    4  4   4 -4    4  -3"   -4   -4
Tell my ma I ain't for-get  (oh, Lord)
5    5    5   5  -5  5 4  4  5    5  -5     5   4  4
Woke up drunk at ten A-M, we gon' do this thing a-gain
4     4    4   4   -4   4  -3"    -4   -4
Tell your girl to bring a friend (oh, Lord)

[Pre-Chorus]
6     5    5     5   6  5   5    5   6   5   5
One, here comes the two to the three to the four
6     5   5    -5  5   4    4    -4  -4   -4  4  -3"
Tell 'em bring a -noth-er round, we need plen-ty more
6    5    5   5   6   5  5    5   6     5   5   5    -4
Two step-pin' on the ta-ble, she don't need a dance-floor
4  -4   4    -3"
Oh my, good Lord

[Chorus]
6     6   6   5  5  5  6   5   5   5   -5   5
Some-one pour me up a dou-ble shot of whis-key
6     6   6  5    5    5   6    5  5  -5  5  -4
They know me and Jack Dan-iels got a his-to-ry
6       6  6   5  5    5    6    5   5
There's a par-ty down-town near 5th Street
6   6   6  6 -5  5   4  -4  -4   4   -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
6   6   6  6 -5  5   4  -4  -4   4   -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
6   6   6  6 -5  5   4  -4  -4   4   -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy

[Bridge]
6     5    5     5   6   5  5    5   6   5   5
One, here comes the two to the three to the four
6     5    5    -5   5    4   4   -4 -4   4   -3"
When it's last call and they kick us out the door
6     5   5    5   6    5   5   5   6  5    5    5    -4
It's get-tin' kind of late but the la-dies want some more
4  -4    4   -3"
Oh my, good Lord

[Outro Chorus]
6     6   6   5  5  5  6   5   5    5  -5   5
Some-one pour me up a dou-ble shot of whis-key
6     6   6   5   5    5   6    5  5  -5  5  -4
They know me and Jack Dan-iels got a his-to-ry
6       6 6   5   5    5    6    5   5
There's a par-ty down-town near 5th Street
6   6   6  6 -5  5  4   -4  -4   4   -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy

6     6   6   5  5  5  6   5   5    5  -5   5
Some-one pour me up a dou-ble shot of whis-key
6     6   6   5   5    5   6    5  5  -5  5  -4
They know me and Jack Dan-iels got a his-to-ry
6   6   6   6  -5 5  4   -4   -4    4    -3
At the bot-tom of a bot-tle, don't miss me
6  6   6   6 -5  5   4  -4  -4    4  -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
6  6   6   6 -5  5   4  -4  -4    4  -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
6  6   6   6 -5  5   4  -4  -4    4  -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy

6  6   6   6 -5  5   4  -4  -4    4  -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
6  6   6   6 -5  5   4  -4  -4    4  -3"
Ev-ery-bod-y at the bar get-tin' tip-sy
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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