One

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+: 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
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Tab

-6   6  -6  6  5  -4   4  -3'
One is the lon-li-est num-ber
 
 4     -4   -4 5  5
That you'll e-ver do

-6   -6 6  -6  6  5  -4
Two can be as bad as one

 4   -3'  4   4 -4  -4   5 -4
It's the lon-li-est num- ber

  4   -3'  4  -4  -3"'
Since the num-ber one



-6 6   -6   6   5    -4  4  -3'  4
No is  the sad-dest  ex-per- i- ence

  -4   -4 5   5
You'll ev-er know

 -6   -7   7  -7   -7  -6 -6  5  -4
Yes, it's the sad-dest ex-per-I-ence 

 4      4   -4 5   3
That you'll e-ver know

  -4   -4  -4 -4   4  -4  4   4  -3'
'Cause one is the lon-li-est num-ber

 4     -4 5  5
You'll e-ver do

-6  -6 -6  -6  -6  5  -4   4
One is the lon-li-est num-ber

-3'4   -4    5   -3'
Woah, worse than two


 5    6   5   6   6 5   6 
It's just no good a-ny more

  6    5   6   -6 5
Since she went a-way

5   5   5   -5  4    5    5  -5    4 
Now I spend my time just mak-ing rhymes

4   5  -4   5
Of yes-ter-day

-6  -7  7  -7  -6 -6
One is the lon-li-est

-6  -7  7  -8   -6
One is the lone-ly 
 8  -8  7  -7  7  -7  -7   7
One is the lon-li-est num-ber

 -7   -7   -7 -6  -6
That you'll e-ver do

-6  -7  7  -7  -6 -6   -6  -7  7  -8 -6 
One is the lon-li-est, one is the lon-ly 

 8  -8  7  -7  7  -7  -7   7
One is the lon-li-est num-ber

 -7    -7   -7 -6 -6
That you'll e-ver do

5    6   5   6   6 5   6 
It's just no good a-ny more

  6    5   6   -6 5
Since she went a-way


Play this next part three times:
     -6  -7  7   -7 -6 -6 
     One is the lon-li-est

     -6  -7  7   -8  -6
     One is the lone-ly

      8  -8  7  -7  7  -7  -7   7
     One is the lon-li-est num-ber

      -7    -7   -7-6  -6 
     That you'll e-ver do

(Two more notes to go, folks.):

-6   -6
One, one

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