Suvla Bay
by Eric Bogle · posted by BadgerBob
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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.
Suvla Bay
In an old Australian homestead
With the roses 'round the door
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A girl received a letter
'Twas a message from the war
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With her mother's arms around her
She gave way to so-obs and sighs
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And as she read this letter
The tears came to her eyes
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Why do I weep, why do I pray
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My love's asleep so far away
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He played his part that April day
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And now he sleeps... on Suvla Bay
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She joined a band of sisters
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On the little cross of red
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To do her noble duty
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To her lover who now lay dead
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Many others came to woo her
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But was sadly turned away
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As she told them her sad story6 6 6 8 8 -8 7
Of her love on Suvla Bay
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Why do I weep, why do I pray
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My love's asleep so far away
7 7 6 7 8 -9 9 -7
He played his part that April day8 8 -7 -8 7 9 -9 8
And now he sleeps... on Suvla Bay
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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