Love In Vain

by The Rolling Stones / Robert Johnson · 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

C Tenor - Low C harp

Song key = Bb

 -6 -6  <-7 <-7 <-7 <-7  7  -9  -7
Well I followed her to- the station
 -4 -4  -5  -4  -9 5  <-7 
With a suitcase in my hand
-10 -10  11  11  11 -10 -10  11 <-7  
Yeah, I followed her to the station
 8   8  -9  -6  -9 7  <-7
With a suitcase in my hand

-10  -10  -10 -10  -9    -9   8   8  -9 -7    
Well it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
<-7  <-7  8    <-7   8  <-7
When all your love's in vain

 7   -6   <-7  <-7 <-7  7  -9  -9
When the train come in the station
<-7   -9   <-7 -9  7  <-7
I-- looked her in the eye
-10  <-9  -10  -10 -10 -10 -10 <-7
Well the train come in the station
<-7 <-7   -9   <-7 (-10 -11) <-7 <-7
And I-- looked her in------- the eye
<-7 -7 <-7 

-10 -10 -10 -10 -9  -9  -10 -9  
Well I- felt so sad so lonesome
<-7 <-7 <-7   8  <-7   8  <-7
That I could not help but cry

 7   -6   <-7  <-7  <-7  -9 -9 
When the train left the station
<-7 <-7 -9   <-7   -9 <-7
It- had two lights behind
-10   -10  -10  -10  -10  -10 -10 <-7
Yeah, when the train left the station
-4 -4  -5    -4   -9  7 <-7
It had two lights on behind

-10  -10 -10   -10  -9  8 -10 -9
Well the blue light was my baby-
 7   7  <-7   8    7  8  <-7 
And the red light was my mind
<-7 8

-10 11 -10 <-7 <7  -5 
All my love's- in vain
<7 7 7 7<-7
-6 -6
-6 -6
-6 -6 <7 <7 <7 <7
-10 8   <-7   8  <-7
All my love's in vain
<-7 <7 <-7

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