Be-Bop Baby

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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

BE-BOP BABY
By: Pearl Lendhurst
Ricky Nelson
Key: F

5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
-6    -6  -6   5   6 -6
She's the gal for me-ee
-6  -6    8   8  8  7*  7
She got plen-ty of rhy-thm, 
-6    8   8 -9  7*7
got plen-ty of jive
 8    8   8   7* -6   7  -6  7* -6   7 
And when we dance I real-ly come a-live
8   8    8   7* -6 -6  8   8  -9   -7
My love for her is so ten-der and sweet
-6   8    -7*     7*  7*  -6  -6   8  -6  -6
My heart starts pound-in' ev-'ry time we meet

-6  8  8  -7 -6   8    8 -9   -7
My be-bop ba-by still in her teens 
-6   -6   7*  -6  7  -6  7* 7
just as sweet as she can be-ee
-6  8  8  -7 -7 -6 -6   8   -9   -7
My be-bop ba-by in her old blue jeans 
-7 -6  7*  7* 7  -6 -5  -6 -7
is the be-bop ba-by for me-ee
-57*  7* 7  -6 -5  -6
a-Be-bop ba-by for me

5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
-6    -6  -6   5   6 -6
She's the gal for me-ee

-6  -6  -6   8   8   8   7*
I'm gon-na find 'er to-night, 
7   -6  -6  8  -7* 7*
I’m gon-na have a time
8   8   8   7* -6 7  -6  7*   -6   7
I want that ba-by to be mine, all mine
8  8   8  -6  7* -6  -6  -6 8  8  -9  -7
A big day is com-in' for my ba-by and me
-6   8  -7*  7*  -6  -6   8   -6 -6
The day she says she be-longs to me

-6  8  8  -7 -6   8    8 -9   -7
My be-bop ba-by still in her teens 
-6   -6   7*  -6  7  -6  7* 7
just as sweet as she can be-ee
-6  8  8  -7 -7 -6 -6   8   -9   -7
My be-bop ba-by in her old blue jeans 
-7 -6  7*  7* 7  -6 -5  -6 -7
is the be-bop ba-by for me-ee
-57*  7* 7  -6 -5  -6
a-Be-bop ba-by for me

5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
5 -6 -7 -7* 8
a-Be-bop ba-by
-6    -6  -6   5   6 -6
She's the gal for me-ee

-6  -6  -6   8   8   8   7*
I'm gon-na find 'er to-night, 
7   -6  -6  8  -7* 7*
I’m gon-na have a time
8   8   8   7* -6 7  -6  7*   -6   7
I want that ba-by to be mine, all mine
8  8   8  -6  7* -6  -6  -6 8  8  -9  -7
A big day is com-in' for my ba-by and me
-6   8  -7*  7*  -6  -6   8   -6 -6
The day she says she be-longs to me

-6  8  8  -7 -6   8    8 -9   -7
My be-bop ba-by still in her teens 
-6   -6   7*  -6  7  -6  7* 7
just as sweet as she can be-ee
-6  8  8  -7 -7 -6 -6   8   -9   -7
My be-bop ba-by in her old blue jeans 
-7 -6  7*  7* 7  -6 -5  -6 -7
is the be-bop ba-by for me-ee
-57*  7* 7  -6 -5  -6
a-Be-bop ba-by for me

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