Handy Man (diatonic)

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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

HANDY MAN diatonic
By Otis Blackwell & Jimmy Jones 
James Taylor
Key: Eb


 6   6 5    6   -6    5
Hey girls, gath-er round 
-3” -3”  -3” 4   -4   5  -4   5-4 4
Be-cause of what I’m put-tin’  down 
6  -3” 4    3   -3   -4  5 5-4 4
Oh, ba-by, I’m your hand-y  man  

 5   6   5   6    5   6  5   5   5  -6 5-4 4 
I’m not the kind that us-es pen-cil or rule 
-3”  4  -4  5   -4   5   -4   5  5   4
I’m hand-y with the love and I’m no fool 
4  -3  -3” -3”   4
I  fix bro-ken hearts,  
-3” 3 -3  -4  5  5-4 4
I know I real-ly  can 

4   4    -5  -5  -5    -5   -5  -5
If your brok-en heart needs re-pair 
 7  -7  -6  5   6
I’m the man to see 
4  -5  -5   -5    -5
I whis-per sweet things, 
 4   -5  -5   -5    -5
you tell all your friends  
 4    -4     -4  -6  -6   5  -6 8 -8  7
And they’ll come run-nin’ to    me 

 7   7   7   -7   -6   6  6   6   5-4 4
Here is the main thing I want to  say 
-3” 4  -4   5  -4 5 -4 5 -4  5 5-4 4
I’m bu-sy twent-y four hours a  day 
4  -2” -3” -3”   4
I  fix brok-en hearts,  
-3” 3 -3  -4  5 5-4 4
I know I real-ly can

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