Third Degree

by Eddie Boyd / Eric Clapton / Willie Dixon · posted by chibluesteve

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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

-8  -8  -8  7  -6  7  -8 
Got me accused of peeping, 
-8 -8    7 -6 6 -5 -4
I can't see a thing-- 
-8  -8  -8  7  -6  7  -8
Got me accused of petting, 
7  -8  -9 -8   7   -6 6 -5 -4
I can't even raise my hand--- 

-6  6 -5 -4
Bad luck---, 
-6 6 -6 7 -6 6 -4 -5 -4  -5 -4  -4 
bad------ luck------ is killing me 
 -4 -5  -6    7   -6 -5 6 -4 -5
Well I just can't stand-------- 
9   -9  7   -5    6   -5  -4
no more of this third degree 

-8  -8  -8  7  -6  7  -8
Got me accused of murder, 
-8 -8     7   -6 6 -5 -4
I ain't harmed a man---- 
-8  -8  -8  7  -6  7  -8
Got me accused of forgery, 
7  -8  -9 -8   7   -6 6 -5 -4
I can't even write my name--- 

-6  6 -5 -4
Bad luck---, 
-6 6 -6 7 -6 6 -4 -5 -4  -5 -4  -4 
bad------ luck------ is killing me 
 -4 -5  -6    7   -6 -5 6 -4 -5
Well I just can't stand-------- 
9   -9  7   -5    6   -5  -4
no more of this third degree 

-8  -8  -8  7  -6  7 -8
Got me accused of taxes, 
-8 -8    7 -6 6 -5 -4
I ain't got a dime--- 
-8  -8  -8  7  -6  7  -8
Got me accused of children, 
 7   -8    -9  -8  7   -6  6 -5 -4
and ain't none of them was mine--- 

-6  6 -5 -4
Bad luck---, 
-6 6 -6 7 -6 6 -4 -5 -4  -5 -4  -4 
bad------ luck------ is killing me 
 -4 -5  -6    7   -6 -5 6 -4 -5
Well I just can't stand-------- 
9   -9  7   -5    6   -5  -4
no more of this third degree

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