Button up Your Overcoat (Diatonic)

by Sarah Vaughn/Johnny Mercer · posted by TIN_MAN

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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

Button up Your Overcoat 

Sarah Vaughn/Johnny Mercer

KEY OF C


 6   6   7   7   
Lis-ten big boy

 -8  -8   -7   6   6   6
now that I've got you made.

 -8   -8   -7  6   6  6
Good-ness but I'm af-raid.

  7     5     6   7  -7 -4  -5 -6
Some-thing's gon-na hap-pen to you.

 6   6   7   7    
Lis-ten big boy.  

  -8    -8 -7   6     6    6
You've got me hooked and how.

(CHORUS)

 9   9   9  -9  -9 8   8    
But-ton up your o-ver-coat.

 -8   -8   -8  7   -7
when the wind is free

-6    6    -6   6  -6  6     
Take good care of your-self

 9  -9   8  7  7
you bel-ong to me

 9   9  9 -9  -9 8   8    
Eat an ap-ple ev-ry day.

-8  -8 -8   7   -7
Get to bed by three

-6    6   -6   6   -6  6    
Take good care of your-self

 9  -9  8   7   7
you be-long to me

7  -8   8  -9 -9      -9     -10    -9
Be care-ful cros-sing streets. ooh, ooh 

  8    8    8     9    8
Don't eat meats  ooh, ooh.

 7   7     7     8    7
Cut out sweets, ooh, ooh.

  -7    -7 -7  7   7  -8 -8   8   -9   9
You'll get a pain and ru-in your tum tum.

 9   9  9   -9   -9   8     8      
Keep a-way from boot-leg hootch, 

 -8   7     -8 7  -7
when you're on a spree

-6    6    -6   6  -6   6     9  -9  8   7  7
Take good care of your-self  you be-long to me

ENJOY!!!

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