England Swings

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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

ENGLAND SWINGS
By: Roger Miller 
Key: F

1  -1  -2    -3    -3 -3  3  -2  3  -3
En-ge-land swings like a pen-du-lum do,
1    -1  -2 -3 4   -3   -5  -5  5
Bob-bies on bi-cy-cles, two by two,
  5  -5    5  -6 -5   5    3*  -2  3* -2-1
West-min-ster Ab-bey the tower of Big Ben,
-2  -2 -2 -2    -3   4  -3   3  -2   3    -2
The ros-y red cheeks of the lit-tle chil-dren.

 1   1   1   1    1   -2
Now, if you huff and puff 
-2   2  -1   -1   -1  2  -2    3  3
and you fin-'lly save e-nough mon-ey
-3 -3  -3   -3   4  4 -5
up to take your fam-i-ly 
6  7   6 -5* -5    5  -55-5
on a trip a-cross the  sea,
 -6  5 -5  -3  -3  -2   3    -2   3 3 
Take a tip be-fore you take your trip; 
 3  -2  -2  -2   -3   -3 -3
let me tell you where to go,
3  -2 3-2-1  1    1
Go to En-ge-land, Oh;

1   1    1  1  -2 -2
Ma-ma's old pa-ja-mas 
-2    2  -1  -1  -12  -2 3
and your pa-pa's mus-tache,
 -3  -3  -3  -3   4   4   -5
Fall-ing out the win-dow sill, 
  6  7  6  -5*  -5 5
Frol-ic in the grass,
  5    -5  -6   5  -5   -3  -3-2
Tryin' to mock the way they talk
 3   -2   3  3  3 -2
but with all in vain,

1  -2  -2  -2  3  -3   4  -3  
Oh gap-ing at the dap-per men 
 -3   3  -2  -2  -1    -2
with der-by hats and canes.

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