Tighter and Tighter

by Tommy James and Bob King · posted by Spiritgirl33

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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

              Tighter and Tighter

Verse 1:

Woman: 
 
-6 6   7   -6   7  -6 -7-8  56 -6    
Yo u know I've got to show you...  

-5-6 7  7   8   8  -8   7
No  bo dy else be-fore you 

-5-6    7   8   8  8  8  8  8  8   78 -8 7
e-ver gave me such a bea-u-ti-ful fee li n'. 

Man: 

 6 -6  7    -6    7    -6 -6  -8  -6     
Oh wo-man, you touched ah my soul now...

-6  7    8    -8  -8  7  -8
Ho-ney, don-'cha let go now. 

 -6   7  8 -8    6  6  -6  -8  7   7 -6  6 
Hold on ba-by, just a lit-tle bit ti-gh-ter. 

Chorus: (both)

 -9 -9 -8 7   -9  
Hold o  o n,  ah 

 -9  -9 -9  -9  8    8   -9  -9 -9  8
just a lit-tle bit tigh-ter now ba-by.  

-9 -9   -9 -9  -9   
I love you so much

 8  8   8   -8 -8 8   8  9 -10
and I can't let g o, no-no-no.

 -7  -7 6 -5  -7  
Hold  o n  n, ah 

 -7 -7  -7  -7 -6   -6   -6  6    6 -6      
just a lit-tle bit tigh-ter now, ba-by.      

Verse 2:

Woman:

-6 6  7 67  -6 -7-8 56 -6  
Love is so sur-pris-in'... 

-5-6  7  7  8  8  -8   7  -5-6    7     8  
op   en ed up my eyes an' you  reached out 

 8   8   8   8  8 8 78 -8 7
and ya took my ha a an nn d. 

Man: 

 6  -6    7  -6    7    -6 -6  -8   -6   
Oh babe, ah you touched  m  y soul now.  

-6  7    8    -8  -8  7  -8
Ho-ney, don-'cha let go now. 

 -6   7  8 -8    6  6  -6  -8  7   7 -6  6
Hold on ba-by, just a lit-tle bit ti-gh-ter.  

Chorus

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