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On And On (chromatic)

by Stephen Bishop · posted by WaltP

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Draw note
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Half-step bend
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Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab
ON AND ON 
By: Stephen Bishop
Key: C

 6   6  -3  5  5
Down in Ja-mai-ca  
 -3   3   6   -3   5  5  -3  3
they got lots of pret-ty wom-en 
  6    -3   5  5
Steal your mon-ey 
 -3   3    -5    -3    3
then they break your heart  
 6    -3   5
Lone-some Sue 
 -3   3   6    -6  7    5
She's in love with ol' Sam 
 6   -3   5   -3   5 
Take him from the fire 
5  -3  3   5  -3   5
In-to the fry-ing pan 

6   -6 -5
On and on 
 5   -3   6    -5  5  -33
She just keeps on try-ing 
 6  -5    6
and she smiles 
 6   -5    6    6   -6   7
when she feels like cry-ing 
6  -6  -5  6  -6  -5
On and on  On and on 
6-55-3  -3 5
On     and On 
 
 6   3    5  5
Poor ol' Jim-my 
 -3  3  6   3   5   5    -3 3
Sits a-lone in the moon-light 
 6   6   5  5   -3  3   -5 -3  3
Saw his wom-an kiss an-oth-er man 
6  6   6   -3  5   5
So he takes a lad-der 
  -3    3    6    -6   7   5
Steals the stars from the sky 
 -3  5  -3  5  5
Puts on Si-na-tra 
-33   5    -3  5


-33   5    -3  3
and starts to cry 
6  -6  -5  6  -6  -5 
On and on  On and on 
6-55-3  -3 5
On     and On 

CHORUS
 5    5    7    7
When the first time 
5   5   7    7
is the last time 
5   5   7    6   5   -3  3
It can make you feel so bad 
 5  5   5   7   7
But if you know it 
 7   76   7   6   5
Show it  Hold on tight 
 5    -3   5  -5     6  -67 -78
Don't let her say, "Good- night" 
-3   5   6   6 3    5    5
Got the sun on my shoul-ders 
-3  3   6   3   5  5-3 3
and my toes in the sand 
 6   3    5   5  -3   3   -5  -3  3
Wom-an's left me for some oth-er man 
-3   3  6  -3    5
Aw, but I don't care 
 -3   3     6   -6   7    5
I'll just dream and stay tan 
 -3  5  -3  5
Toss up my heart 
-3  3    5   -3  5
to see where it lands 
6  -6  -5
On and on 
5  -3   6    -5  5  -33
I just keeps on try-ing 
 6  -5  6
and I smile 
 6  -5  6    6   -6   7
when I feel like cry-ing 
6  -6  -5   6  -6 -5
On and on  On and on 
6-55-3  -3 5
On     and On 


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