Tell All the People

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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  -5  -4   4  -4 
     Tell all the peop-le that you see 
Can’t you see the won- der at your feet?

 -4    5     5   4     -6   6  -5  5
      Fol-  low  me,   fol-low me down
Your life’s com-plete. Fol-low me down

  5    5   5   5   -5  5    -4   4   -4
     Tell all the peop-le  that you  see
Can’t you see  me grow-ing, get your guns

 4   5    5   4     4   -6   6  -5  5
    Set them free.      Fol-low me down
The time has come  to   Fol-low me down

 6   6    6   6    6     -5  5   6
You tell ‘em they don’t have to run
You tell ‘em they don’t have to run

  6    6  6   6   6  -5  5   6
We’re gon-na pick up ev-’ry one
We’re gon-na pick up ev-’ry one

  7  7    7   7  7  -7  -6
Come on, take me by my hand
Come on, take me by my hand

 -5 6  -6’ -6’ -6’ -6’  -6’ -6’ 6  -5   6
Gon-na bu- ry all our troub-les in the sand
Gon-na bu- ry all our troub-les in the sand

6    6
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
____________________repeat first section_

 5   5  5   5  -5   5   5
Fol-low me ac-ross the sea

  5     5  5  5  5    -5  5  5
Where milk-y ba-bies seem to be

 5   -4   5  -4   5  -4 -4 
Mold-ed flow-ing rev-el-ry

 5    5   5   -4   5   5    -4
With the one that set them free

 5    5   5   -5  5   -4   4  -4
Tell all the peop-le that you see

 -6   -6  -6 -6’   7   7  8   7
It’s just   me.   Fol-low me down

(guitar solo here)

 


5    5   5   -5  5   -4   4  -4
Tell all the peop-le that you see

5   5  4   -6   6  -5  5
Fol-low me, fol-low me down

 5    5   5   -5  5   -4   4  -4
Tell all the peop-le that you see

  5   5   4     -6   6  -5  5
We’ll be free.  Fol-low me down

 7    7  -6   7   -6  7    7  -6
Tell all the peop-le that you see

 8    8   7     8   7  8   7
It’s just me.  Fol-low me down

 7    7  -6   7   -6  7    7  -6
Tell all the peop-le that you see
 
 8   8   7   8   7  8   7
Fol-low me, fol-low me down

 8   7  8   7
Fol-low me down

 7   7   7  7  -6  7   -6
You got to fol-low me down

 8   8  8   7
Fol-low me down
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Repeat and fade this section:

 7    7  -6    7  -6  7    7  -6
Tell all the peop-le that you see

  8   8   7
We’ll be free

 8   7  8   7
Fol-low me down

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