Affair on 8th Avenue
by Gordon Lightfoot · posted by franco
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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.
5 5 -4 5 -5 6
The perfume that she wore-5 5 -4 5 -5 5
was from some little store-4 -4 4 -4 5 3
On the down side of town5 -4 5 -5 6 5 -4 5 -5 5
But it lingered on long after she'd gone
-4 -4 4 -4 5 3
I remember it well7 -8 8 8 8 -8 -8 7 7 7 -8
And our fingers entwined like ribbons of light7 -8 8 8 8 -9 8 8 -9 8 7 -8
And we came through a doorway somewhere in the night** Or, if you prefer, keep it in a lower octave:
(( 4 -4 5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4 4 -4
And our fingers entwined like ribbons of light4 -4 5 5 5 -5 5 5 -5 5 4 -4
And we came through a doorway somewhere in the night))
Her long flowing hair came softly undone
And it lay all around
And she brushed it down as I stood by her side
In the warmth of her loveAnd she showed me her treasures of paper and tin
And we played a game only she could win
And she told me a riddle I'll never forget
Then left with the answer I've never found yetHow long, said she, can a moment like this
Belong to someone
What's wrong, what is right, when to live or to die
We must almost be born
So if you should ask me what secrets I hide
I'm only your lover, don't make me decideThe perfume that she wore was from some little store
On the down side of town
But it lingered on long after she'd gone
I remember it wellAnd she showed me her treasures of paper and tin
And we played a game only she could win
And our fingers entwined like ribbons of light
And we came through a doorway somewhere in the night