Were Here For a Long Time
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- 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
Starts in Key A
6 -6 6 5 6 6 -6
A very good friend of mine
5 5 5 -4 4 -4 -4 5
Told me something the other day
5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4
I'd like to pass it on to you,
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4
Cause I believe what he said to be true
4 3
He said:
(chorus)
3 3 4 -4 5 5
We're here for a good time
5-4 4 -4 5
Not a long time
5 5 5 5 -4 4
So have a good time
5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 4
The sun can't shine every day
(/chorus)
(melody)
4 4 -5 6 -6 -6
And the sun is shinin,
-6 -6 -6 -5 6 5
In this rainy city,
4 4 5 6 -6 -6
And the sun is shinin,
-6 -6 6 -6 6 5
Ooh isn't a pity?
-6 -6 -6 6 -5 -4 5 -5 -5 6
That every year has it's share of tears,
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 5
Every now and then it's gotta rain
(/melody)
(chorus)
And the sun is shinin,
In this rainy city,
And the sun is shinin,
Ooh isn't a pity?
That every year has it's share of tears,
Every now and then it's gotta rain
Finishes with Key E
All notes move up 1
(repeat chorus X 5)
-3 -3 -4 5 -5 -5
We're here for a good time
-5 5 -4 5 -5
Not a long time
-5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4
So have a good time
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4
The sun can't shine every day