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On and On (Chrom C)

by Stephen Bishop · posted by marion

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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
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  3 
and starts to cry 
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 

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  -6   7  -7  8 (Fade At End)
Don't let her say, "Good- night"  
(4, 4 Count Pause)

-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 dy-ing  
6  -6  -5     6  -6 -5 
On and on  On and on  
6-55-3  -3 5  (Short Pause)
On     and On
6  -6  -5   6  -6 -5 
On and on  On and on  
6-55-3  -3 5 (Short Pause)
On     and On
6    -6    -5       6   -6    7__ 
On and on  On and on  
-7   -8   9__ (Fade)
On  and On

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