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Hit The Road Jack (chromatic)

by Ray Charles · posted by WaltP

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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)

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Tab
HIT THE ROAD JACK
Ray Charles
Key: C

 6   5   -5  -3    -3    5    5   -5   -5
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back 
 5   6    6  -7   -7  8    8   -7
No more, no more, no more, no more 
 6    5   -5  -3
Hit the road Jack 
-3    5    5   -5   -5  -3  -3
And don't you come back no more 

 6   5   -5   -3   -3    5    5   -5   -5
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back 
 5   6    6  -7   -7  8    8   -7
No more, no more, no more, no more 
 6    5   -5  -3
Hit the road Jack 
-3    5    5   -5   -5  -3  -3 
And don't you come back no more 
 
-7   -7  7    6   -5  5
Woo  Wo-man  oh   Wo-man 
 -5    -5   5  -5   6
Don't treat me so mean 
   5    5   6    6  -5  5  -3
You're the mean-est old wo-man 
 -3   -3  5  -3  -3
That I've ev-er seen 
-3  5   -5  -5   5 -56
I guess if you said so  
 5   -5   5  -5   5  -5 5  -3  -3
I'd have to pack my things and go 

 6   5   -5  -3    -3    5    5   -5   -5
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back 
 5   6    6  -7   -7  8    8   -7
No more, no more, no more, no more 
 6    5   -5  -3
Hit the road Jack 
-3    5    5   -5   -5  -3  -3
And don't you come back no more 

 6   5   -5   -3   -3    5    5   -5   -5
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back 
 5   6    6  -7   -7  8    8   -7
No more, no more, no more, no more 
 6    5   -5  -3
Hit the road Jack 
-3    5    5   -5   -5  -3  -3 
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3  
And don't you come back no more 

-7  -7  7  6   5  -5  5 
Now Ba-by lis-ten ba-by 
 -5   5   -5   5  -5  5 -56
Don't a treat me this-a way 
-3    6  -5   5  -3 -3   5   -3  -3
For I'll be back on my feet some day 
 -7    -7   7  7  -7    6    5   -5  5    6
Don't care if you do 'cause it's un-der-stood 
-3    5    6  -5 -5  5
You ain’t got no mon-ey 
 5   -5   -3   -3  -3
You just ain’t no good 
 -3 -3   5  -55 -5   5 -56
Well I guess if you say so 
 5   -5   5  -5   5  -5 5  -3  -3
I'd have to pack my things and go 

 6   5   -5  -3    -3    5    5   -5   -5
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back 
 5   6    6  -7   -7  8    8   -7
No more, no more, no more, no more 
 6    5   -5  -3
Hit the road Jack 
-3    5    5   -5   -5  -3  -3
And don't you come back no more 

 6   5   -5   -3   -3    5    5   -5   -5
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back 
 5   6    6  -7   -7  8    8   -7
No more, no more, no more, no more 
 6    5   -5  -3
Hit the road Jack 
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3  
And don't you come back no more 


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