Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)

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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

-7 -7 -8 -7
Op er a tor

 6    -6    6   -7  -6   6    5   -7
Well could you help me place this call

6    -6  -6  6   -6  6  -6   -7   -6  6  -6   6  -7 -8-7
You see the num ber on the match book is old and fa ded

 -6   -7 -6   -7 -7-8    
She's li ving in L A

6    6  -7   -6  6    5    -7
With my best old ex friend Ray

6 -6   6   -6   6   -7  -6    6   -6    6   -7 -8-7
A guy she said she knew well and some times ha ted

-7 -6   -7   -7  7   -7  -6  6   -7
Is n't that the way they say it goes?

-6   -7   -6  6   5   -6 
But lets for get all that

-6   -7  -6  6  -7  -6  6  -6   6   -6  5
And give me the num ber if you can find it

5 -7 -6   -7   -7  -6 -7   -7 -8  -7   -6  6  -6 -7 -6 5
So I can call just to tell 'm I'm fine and to sho o  o ow

5 5 5 -5 6 6 5 6 5 -6 5 6
I've ov er come the blow

 5     6     5   -6   5  6
I've learned to take it well

5  6 5  -6   5   6
I on ly wish my words

 5     6    5   -6    5  6
Could just con vince my self

-7   -6  -7   7  -7  -7 7 -7-6
That it just was n't re e e al

 5   -7    -6   6   6   5  -7
But that's not the way it feels

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