Summer Nights

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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

5   4  -5 -4  6  5  6 6 -5
Summer lovin had me a blast
5   4  -5 -4  6   5   6  6 -5
Summer lovin happened so fast
5    4 -5   6 5   6 -6
Met a girl crazy for me
-5 -4 6    -5  -4 -5  6
Met a boy cute as can be
7  6   -6    6 -6    6 5
Summer days drifting away
-6 6  -5-4  -6   6 -6 6 4
to uh oh   those summer nights

3    3  -3  -3 4    4 -4
Well a well a  well a huh
4    4  -4    -4   -4  5
Tell me more, tell me more
5    5  -4  5 -4 -3
Did you get very far?
4    4   -4    -4  -4  5
Tell me more, tell me more
5     5   -4  5   -4 -3
Like does he have a car?
3   4  4   5  5   6  6  -5 6 -5 4
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh

5   4    -5 -4  6    5  6 6 -5
She swam by me, she got a cramp
5   4  -5 -4  6   5   6   6 -5
He ran by me, got my suit damp
5      4  -5     6  5  6    -6
saved her life, she nearly drowned
-5  -4     6   -5  -4    -5  6
He showed off, splashing around
7  6   -6    6 -6        6 5
Summer sun, something's begun,
-6  6-5-4 -6    6 -6 6 4
but uh-oh those summer nights

3    3  -3 -3 4    4
Well-a well-a well-a huh
4    4  -4    -4   -4  5
Tell me more, tell me more
5    5  -4  5  -4    -3
Was it love at first sight?
4    4   -4    -4  -4  5
Tell me more, tell me more
5   5   -4  5 -4 -3
Did she put up a fight?
3   4  4   5  5   6  6  -5 6 -5 4
Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh

5    4   -5 -4   6  5   6 6 -5
Took her bowling in the arcade
5   4    -5 -4      6    5 6 6 -5
We went strolling, drank lemonade
5   4   -5  6  5  6   -6
We made out under the dock
-5  -4     6   -5   -4  -5  6
We stayed out 'till ten o'clock
7  6   -6      6    -6   6 5
Summer fling, don't mean a thing,
-6  6-5-4 -6    6 -6 6 7
but uh-oh those summer nights

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