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The Chair

by George Strait · 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.

Tab
  6   6  -8   7  5  6  -8     7     5   6  -5        
Well ex-cuse me but I think you’ve got my chair
 8   8   -8   -8   -8  7 7  -7    -5
No that one’s not tak-en I don’t mind
-5  -5  5    6     5  6  -5  -5   6
If you sit here, I’d be glad to share
  6    6   -8   7    -8     7   7  6   5    -6
Yeah, it’s us-‘lly packed here on Fri-day nights
 8   8  8    -8   -8    7   7   7   -7 -5  -5 5   7
Oh, if you don’t mind could I talk you out of a light
 6      -8   7    5   6   -8   7  5 -6   -5  -5  5  -4 -5  
Well, thank you could I drink you a buy. Oh lis-ten to me
 -8 -8  -8  -8  -8 -8 7   7  7   -7   -5 -5  5    5     6
What I mean is can I buy you a drink. An-y thing you please
 6    6  -8    7    5   6  -8     7   7   5      5   -6
Oh, your wel-come well, I don’t think I caught your name
 -6  -7  7    -6  -5  -7   6   5  -6   -5   -4
Are you wait-ing for some-one to meet you here
  6     6    6    -6  6 -6    6   -8   7   
Well, that makes two of us, glad you came
-8  8   -9    8  -8   -9   8  -8  -9    8   -8    -9    
No, I don’t know the name of the band, but there good,
  8      6      6   5    6   5   -6 
Aren’t they, would you like to dance?
 -8   8  -9   -8    8  -9   -8  8  -9    8 -8 -9   8  -9 
Yeah, I like this song too, it re-minds me of you and me
 8  6  6  5    6      6    6   -6
Ba-by do you think there’s a chance
 -5   -5  5 -8 -5   5     -5   5   -8     
That lat-er on, I could drive you home. 
-9  8  -8     8  -9  8-87
No, I don’t mind at all
 7  7  -6   -5  -7  6   5  -6   -5  -4   6
Oh, I like you too and to tell you the truth
  5   -5  5  -5  -5    5 -8   7
That was-n’t my chair af-ter all
 7  7  -6   -5  -7  6   5  -6   -5  -4   6 
Oh, I like you too and to tell you the truth
  5   -5  5  -5  -5    5  -8  7
That was-n’t my chair af-ter all


Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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