Love in Vain

by Robert Johnson / The Rolling Stones · 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

 6    6   7   7   7   7 -6   8  8
Well, I followed her to the station
 4   4   5  4   8  -6  7
with a suitcase in my hand,
 9    9 -10 -10  -10 9   9  -10  7
Yeah, I followed her to the station 
-8  -8   8  6    8 -6  7
with a suitcase in my hand,
 9     9    9   9   8     8    7   7  8 -7
Well, it’s hard to tell, it’s hard to tell,
 7   7   -8    7    -8  7
but all true love’s in vain.

 -6   6    7    7   7  -6   8  8
When the train come in the station
7    8    7  8  -6   7 
I looked her in the eye,
 9    -9    9     9   9  9   9  7
Well, the train come in the station 
 7  7    8    7 (89) 7   7
and I looked her in the eye,
 9    9  9   9   8   8    9  8
Well, I felt so sad and lonesome 
 7   7   7   -8    7  -8   7
that I could not help but cry.

 -6   6    7    7    7   8  8
When the train left the station,
7   7   8    7     8  7 
it had two lights behind,
 9     9    9    9    9    9    9  7
Yeah, when the train left the station,
4   4   5    4    8  -6  7 
it had two lights on behind,
 9     9   9     9    8  -8 9 8
Well, the blue light was my baby 
-6  -6   7   -8   -6  -8  7
and the red light was my mind.

9  -10  9 7   -7  5
All my love’s in vain.
9    -6  -8  7 -8   7  7
All, all my love’s in vain.

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