Almost Blue
by Elvis Costello · posted by Turkey_Man
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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.
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Al-most blue-- al-most do-ing things we- use to do-
5 6 -5 5 -4 4 -44-4 -3’’ 4 5 5-4
There’s a girl here and she’s- al--most you-- al-most-
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All- the- things that your eyes once pro-mised-
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I see in hers too- now your eyes are red--from cry-ing,
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Al-most blue-- flirt-ing with this dis-as-ter be-came me--
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It named me as the fool who on-ly aimed to be
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Al-most blue-- it’s al-most touch-ing it will al-most do-
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There’s a part of me that’s al--ways true-- al-ways-
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Not all good things- come to an end now- it is- on-ly-
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A chos-en few- I have seen such an- un-hap-py cou-ple—
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Al-most me-- Al-most you-- Al----most blue-----