Rockin' Robin

by Jackson 5 & Bobby Day · posted by WaltP

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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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ROCKIN ROBIN
By J. Thomas


Intro:
Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
3     3  3   3   3  3  3
Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
-3   -3 -3  -4  -4 -4  -4
Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
3     3  3   3   3  3  3
Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
-3   -3 -3  -4  -4 -4  -4
Tweet,    tweet   tweet,tweet
7          7        7     7

He rocks in the tree-top 
-5  -6   6   6   -5   6   
all the day long
-6  -6   6   -5
Hop-pin' and a-bop-pin' 
-6  -6    6  6 -5  -5
and a-sing-in' his song
-4 -4  -3  3    3   3
All the lit-tle birds on Jay-Bird St.
-6  -6   6   6   -5   6  -6   6   -5   
Love to hear the rob-in go-in' 
-6   -6  6    6  -5  -5 -4 -4
tweet tweet tweet
-3      3     3

Rock-in' rob-in (tweet tweet tweet)
-3   -4   -3 3    7      7     7
Rock, Rock Rock-in' rob-in 
-3*    -3*  -3 -3*  -3   3
(tweet tweet tweet)
7        7     7
Blow rock-in' rob-in ‘cause 
5     5    5   5  5    5
We’re real-ly gon-na rock to-night
5      -5  -5  5  -5  -3*  3    3

Ev-‘ry lit-tle swal-low, ev-‘ry chick-a-dee
-6  -6  6   6   -5   6   -6  -5   -6  6  -5  
Ev-‘ry lit-tle bird in the tall oak tree
-6  -6  6   6   -5  -4 -4   -3   3   3
The wise old owl, the big black crow
-5   -6   6   -5   6  -6    6   -5
Flap their wings sing-in' go bird go
-6     6     6    -3  -4  -3   3  3

Rock-in' rob-in (tweet tweet tweet)
-3   -4   -3 3     7     7     7
Rock, Rock Rock-in' rob-in 
-3*    -3*  -3 -3*  -3   3
(tweet tweet tweet)
7        7     7
Blow rock-in' rob-in ‘cause 
5     5    5   5  5    5
We’re real-ly gon-na rock to-night
5      -5  -5  5  -5  -3*  3    3

A pret-ty lit-tle rav-en 
3  5    5  5   5   5   5
at the bird band stand
5   5    6    5    5
Taught him how to do the bop 
-5      -5  -5 6  -4  3   3
and it was grand
3   -4  3    3
They start-ed go-in' stead-y
-4     5    5  5  5   5    5
and bless my soul
5    6    5   5
He out bopped the buz-zard 
5   -5  -5    -5   -5  -5 
and the or-i-ole
-5  -5  -6 -5 -5

He rocks in the tree-top 
-5  -6   6   6   -5   6   
all the day long
-6  -6   6   -5
Hop-pin' and a-bop-pin' 
-6  -6    6  6 -5  -5
and a-sing-in' his song
-4 -4  -3  3    3   3
All the lit-tle birds on Jay-Bird St.
-6  -6   6  -5   -5   6  -6   6  -5   
Love to hear the rob-in go-in' 
-6   -6  6    6  -5  -5 -3 -4
tweet tweet tweet
-3      3     3


Rock-in' rob-in (tweet tweet tweet)
-3   -4   -3 3    7      7     7
Rock, Rock Rock-in' rob-in 
-3*    -3*  -3 -3*  -3   3
(tweet tweet tweet)
7        7     7
Blow rock-in' rob-in ‘cause 
5     5    5   5  5    5
We’re real-ly gon-na rock to-night
5      -5  -5  5  -5  -3  3    3

Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
3     3  3   3   3  3  3
Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
-3   -3 -3  -4  -4 -4  -4
Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
3     3  3   3   3  3  3
Twee-dle-e  dee-dle-e-dee
-3   -3 -3  -4  -4 -4  -4
Tweet,    tweet   tweet,tweet
7          7        7     7


Jackson 5;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ--Vo9Xg7w

Bobby Day;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY5Kq9zdy04&feature=related

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