Lalena

by Donovan/Deep Purple/Beatles · posted by gene

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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)

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Tab

This was written by Donovan Leitch.  I tabbed the Deep Purple version.

Verse 1:
 5   -4   5   5 -4  -4  6 -4 5 
When the sun  goes  to   bed

  5    -4   5     5     5    -4  6 -4 5
That's the time  you  raise your  head

  4    -3”   4  -3”   4    -3’5  -4
That's your lot in   life, La-le-na

  6     -5   5   5   5 -4  -4
Can't blame you, La-  le-  na


Verse 2:
 5 -4  5   5 -4  -4  6 -4 5 
Ar-ty tar   la   de   da

 5   -4    5    5   5    -4  6 -4 5
Can your heart get much sad-  der

  4     -3”  4  -3” 4    -3’ 5 -4
That's your lot in life, La-le-na 

  6     -5   5   -6  5  5 -4  -4                
Can't blame you, oh Le-  le-  na

Bridge:
 7   -7   -6   -6 6    6    5
Run your hand through your hair

  7    -7   -6   -6   6  -6 6 5
Paint your face with des- pair

  4     -3”  4  -3”   4    -3’5  -4
That's your lot in   life, La-le-na

  6     -5   5   -6  5  5 -4  -4
Can't blame you, oh La-  le-  na


Bridge:
 7   -7   -6     8     -8   7
Run your hand through your hair

  7    -7   -6     
Paint your face 

  -8   7    -7  -7  -6   6  -6 6 5
Paint your face up with des- pair

  4     -3”  4  -3”   4   -3’ 5 -4
That's your lot in  life  La-le-na

7 -7    -7 -6  -6   -8 7  7 -6  -6
I can't blame  you, oh La- le-  na

Verse 3:
  7  -7  -6   -8  -6   -7 -6 6
When the sun goes to     bed

   7   -7   -6  -6   -6    6    6 -4 5
That's the time you raise your   head

  4    -3”   4  -3”   4   -3’ 5 -4
That's your lot in  life, La-le-na

7   6   -5  5  -6  5   5 -4  -4
I can't blame you, La-  le-   na

Verse 4:
7  -7 -6  -8 -7 7 -7  -6
Ar-ty tar oh so la de da

 7   -7   -6   -8  7 -7
Can your heart ev-er get 

-8  7 -7   -6  -6  -4
E-ver get much sad-der

  4     -3”  4  -3”  4    -3’ 5 -4
That's your lot in  life, La-le-na

7   6     6   -5   -5 -5 -5 5 
I can't blame you, oh La,le,na

-5 -5 -5 5   -10 10 10 -10
Oh La-le-na,  oh La-le- na 

10 10 -10 -10 10 -10
La la la,  La-le- na

10 10    10   -10
I can’t blame you

10 10    10   -10   9  -10  9 -10
I can’t blame you, La- le-   na

-6 -6  5 -4  5
Oh La-  le- na
-6  6 -5   6
Oh  lay   down

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