Stay Awhile

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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)

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Tab

                   Stay Awhile

Girl:

 6  6 -6   6   5  -5  5    
In-to my room he cre eps, 

 -4   4   -3  4 -4   3
with-out mak-ing a sound. 

 6  6 -6    6   -5   5  
In-to my dreams he peeps,  

 -4   4   -3     4    -4  -2    
his hair long n'hang-ing down.   

 7   7   -7  -8  -8  6
How he makes me qui-ver. 

 7   7   -7   -6   6
How he makes me smile. 

 -5   -5   5   -4 -4   5  -6   6   4   
With all this love I have to give him,

-5  -5   -5  -5   5   -4   4  -3  4
I guess I'm gon stay with him a-while. 

Boy:

 4    6    6  -6   6     5  -5   5 
She brush-es the curls from my eyes.  

 -2   4    4   -3   4  -4   -2
She drops her robe on the floor. 

  -2    6    6  -6   6    6  5  -5   5   
n'she reach-es for light on the bu-reau. 

   4     4   4  -3  4   -4    4
n'dark-ness is pil-low once more. 

 7   7    -7  -8  -8  6     
How she makes me qui-ver.      

 7   7    -7  -6   6
How she makes me smile. 

 -5   -5   5   -4 -4   5  -5   6   4
With all this love I have to give her, 

-5  -5   -5  5   -4   -4   4  -3  4
I guess I'm gon stay with her a-while. 

Harmonica Part:

9  -10  9  -9 8  8 -8 7 7  7 -7 -8 6  6 9  -10 9  -9 8  8 -8 7  7 -7 7 -8 7 

Both:

 7   7   -7   -8  -8  6  
How it makes  me qui-ver.     

 7   7   -7  -6   6     
How it makes me smile. 

 -5   -5   5   -4  -4  5  -5   6   4
With all this love I have to give you,

4   -5   -5  -5 -5   5   -4   4  -3  4
I guess I'm gon-na stay with you a-while. 

 7   7   -7  -8  -8  6   
How it makes me qui-ver.     

 7   7   -7  -6   6 
How it makes me smile.

 -5   -5   5   -4 -4   5  -5   6   4
With all this love I have to give you,

4   -5   -5  -5  6   5   -4   4  -3  4
I guess I'm gon-na stay with you a-while.      

Boy:  Stay with you awhile.

[Whispered] Girl:  I guess I'm gonna stay...   (fade out)

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