Hurdy Gurdy Man

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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

1.
   7    7   7   7   7 -7  -7    -7
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
-7 -7-6 -6  -6  -6  -6  6  6
 I open my eyes to take a peep
7    7    7  7  7  -7  -7 -7
To find that I was by the sea
-7 -6   -6   -6 -6 6 6      6  b-7   b-7 b-7
Gazing with tranquility. `Twas then when the 
b-7b-7 -6-6  -6   -6   -6  6    6   -5 6-5 5
 Hurdy Gurdy Man came singing songs of love
b-7  b-7 b-7 b-7b-7 -6-6  -6   -6   -6 6     6
Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man came singing songs
-5 6-5 5
of love
CHORUS
b-7b-7b-7b-7 b-7b-7 -6 -6 -6-6  -6 6   6 6  
 Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,hurdy gurdy,gurdy 
-5 6-5 5
he sang
b-7b-7 b-7b-7 b-7b-7 -6 -6 -6-6  -6 6   6 6 
 Hurdy gurdy, hurdy  gurdy,hurdy,gurdy,gurdy 
-5 6-5 5
he sang
b-7b-7  b-7b-7 b-7b-7 -6-6 -6-6  -6 6   6 6
 Hurdy, gurdy, hurdy gurdy,hurdy,gurdy,gurdy 
-5 6-5 5
he sang
2.
Histories of ages past unenlightened shadows cast
Down thro` all eternity the crying of humanity
`Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man comes singing 
songs of love
Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man comes singing songs
of love
CHORUS
b-7b-7 b-7b-7 b-7b-7 -6-6  -6-6  -6 6   6 6
 Hurdy gurdy, hurdy  gurdy,hurdy gurdy,gurdy 
-5 6-5 5
he sang
 b-7   b-7  b-7 b-7b-7b-7-6 -6   -6 -6   -6  6 
 Here comes the ro-ly po-ly man and he`s singing
  6   -5 6-5 5
songs of love
b-7b-7b-7b-7 b-7b-7 -6-6 -6 6  6 6 -5 6-5 5
 Roly  poly  roly   poly roly poly he sang (Repeat to end)

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