Lady Madonna (chromatic)

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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

LADY MADONNA
By John Lennon & Paul McCartney
The Beatles
Key: A

6    -5  -4   6
See how they run

4* 4* -4 -4  -3   4*   4*  4*  -2*  -3
La-dy Ma-don-na, child-ren at your feet
4*   4*  6   5* -6*  6  5*  -3   -3  4*-3
Won-der how you man-age to make ends meet
4*    4*   -4 -4  -3  4*   4*  -4 -2*  -3
Who finds the mon-ey when you pay the rent
4*   4*   6    5*  -6* 6   5*  -3  3  4*-3 
Did you think that mon-ey was heav-en sent

-5   -5   -5  5   -5    5   -5  5  -5   3
Fri-day night ar-rives with-out a suit-case
4    4    4   3    4    4   -5  6 5-3
Sun-day morn-ing creep-ing like a nun
-5   -5     -5   5    -5     5  -5  5   -5  -4 3
Mon-day's child has learned to tie his boot-lace
6    -5  -4   6
See how they run


Lady Madonna, baby at your breast
Wonders how you manage to feed the rest


Tuesday afternoon is neverending
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
Thursday night your stockings needed mending
See how they run


Lady Madonna, lying on the bed
Listen to the music playing in your head


See how they run

4* 4* -4 -4  -3   4*   4*  4*  -2*  -3
La-dy Ma-don-na, child-ren at your feet
4*   4*  6   5* -6*  6  5*  -3   -3  4*-3-7
Won-der how you man-age to make ends  meet

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