Reuben and Rachel

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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

 5 5    5  5    5   7    -7   6    5   5   5
Reuben Reuben I've been thinking, what a queer 
  5     5    7   -7 8   8   -8  -7  7
world this would be if the men were all
 7   -7  6   5   -5 6   5   4   -4   5
transported far beyond the northern sea
 5 5    5  5    5   7    -7   6    5   5   5
Rachel, Rachel I've been thinking what a queer
  5     5    7   -7 8   8   -8    -7  7
world this would be if the girls were all
 7   -7  6   5   -5 6   5   4   -4   5
transported far beyond the norther sea


Chorus (the chorus is often omitted in this song)
 5   -4  5   -4  5    5   7  -7   6
Too-ral-loo-ral-loo, too-ral-loo-ral
 5   -4  5   -4  5    5   7   -7
too-ral-loo-ral-loo, too-ral-lee
 5   -5  6  5   4   -4   5
far beyond the northern sea

verse 2
Reuben, Reuben I've been thinking
life would be so easy then
what a lovely world this would be
if there were no tiresome men
Rachel, Rachel I've been thinking
life would be so easy then
what a lovely world this would be
if you'd leave it to the men

verse 3 
Reuben, Reuben I've been thinking
if we went beyond the seas
all the men would follow after
like a swarm of bumble bees
Rachel, Rachel I've been thinking 
if we went beyond the seas
all the girls would follow after
like a swarm of honey bees

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