the laughing gnome

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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

4 -4   5  6     4  -4   5      6
i was walking down the high street
  7 -8   8     8  -8    7  6   5
when i heard footsteps behind me
 7    8    8  8  -8-8   7   6
and there was a  little old man
6  -6  6   -5    6  -5   5    -4 5
in scarlet and grey chuckling away
4  -4  5   6   4  -4   5   6
so i took him back to my house
 7 -8   8   8 -8   7  6 5
and he sat beside the telly
  7  -8   8 8   8   -8  7   6 5
with his tiny hands on his tummy
 -6  6   -56   -5  5    -4 5
laughing away chuckling away

(chorus)
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6  -6
ha ha ha,hee hee hee
-6  -6  -6  -6     7   -8  -8   7      6   5
i`m the laughing gnome and you can`t catch me
-6 -6 -6 -6  -6  -6
ha ha ha,hee hee hee
-6  -6  -6  -6     7   -8  -8   7      6    5
i`m the laughing gnome and you can`t catch me
  4   4  -4  -4     5
said the laughing gnome

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