Baby Can I hold You ?

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+: 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)

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Tab

Words And Music: Tracy Chapman
Slow Tempo

 4     3    3   4   -4   -3  4   4  
Sor - ry -- is all that you can say
  4    -4  -3  4    4
Years gone by and still
  4    -4    -3   4 -4  4
Words don't come eas-i-ly
 4    4     3     4    4   3
Like sor - ry -- like sor-ry

 4   4   3      3  4   -4   -3  4   4
Forgive me --  is all that you can say
  4    -4  -3  4    4
Years gone by and still
  4    -4    -3   4 -4  4
Words don't come eas-i- ly
  4    4  4   3      4   4   3
Like forgive me --  forgive me

Chorus
 5   5  -4   4   4  3
But you can say ba-by
 6 -5  -4 4   4   3   3   3  
Ba-by can I hold you tonight ?
6  -5  5 4   4  -3b -3b  -3b   3
Ba-by if I told you the right words
 4      3 -3b   -3b   3
Ooh -- at the right time
 -3   -3  4   
You'd be mine

4   4   3       3  4   -4   -3  4   4
I love you --  is all that you can say
  4    -4  -3  4    4 
Years gone by and still
  4    -4    -3   4 -4  4
Words don't come eas-i-ly
 4       4   4   3      4   4   3
Like --  I love you --  I love you


5   5  -4   4   4  3
But you can say ba-by
 6 -5  -4 4   4   3   3   3  
Ba-by can I hold you tonight ?
6  -5  5 4   4  -3b -3b  -3b   3
Ba-by if I told you the right words
 4      3 -3b   -3b   3
Ooh -- at the right time
 -3   -3  4   
You'd be mine

6 -5  -4 4   4   3   3   3
Ba-by can I hold you tonight ?
6  -5  5 4   4  -3b -3b  -3b   3
Ma-by if I told you the right words
 4      3 -3b   -3b   3
Ooh -- at the right time
  4   -3   4
You'd be mine
  4   -3   4
You'd be mine
  4   -3   4
You'd be mine......

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