It Won't Hurt

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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)

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Tab

 7  -8    8
 4  -4    5
It won't hurt
  7  7   7    7    7    6   6    7
  4  4   4    4    4    3   3    4 
When I fall down from this bar stool
 7   -8   8
 4   -4   5
It won't hurt
  7  7   7   7   5  5     6
  4  4   4   4   2  2     3
When I stum-ble in the street
 7  -8    8 
 4  -4    5
It won't hurt
   8    5   -8  7   8 -6   7   7  
   5    2   -4  4   5 -3   3   4 
'cause the wis-key ea-ses mis-ry
 7 -10-10  8   9   7  -8    8    7   -7  -7   7
 4  -6 -6  5   6   4  -4    5    4   -3  -3   4    
But ev-en wis-key can-not ease your hurt-in' me

 6  8  8  8  8  -9  -9   7  -6    6   6
 3  5  5  5  5  -5  -5   4  -3    3   3
To-day I had a-noth-er bout with sor-row
 6    9    9    8  7 -7   8   -7
 3    6    6    5  4 -4   5   -4
You know this time I al-most won
 6   -8   8   -10-10   -9   -9   7  -6   7 8-8  7 
 3   -4   5   -6  -6   -5   -5   4  -3   4 5-4  4
And, if this bot-tle could hold out til to-mor-row
  6   9   9    8   -9   8   -8  7   8  -8  7   
  3   6   6    5   -5   5   -4  4   5  -4  4    
Well, I know that I'd have sor-row on the run

It won't hurt 
When I fall down from this bar stool
It won't hurt 
When I stum-ble in the street
It won't hurt
'cause the wis-key eases mis-ry
But even wis-key can-not ease your hurt-in' me

  6   8   8    8     8  -9  -8   -6   6    6
  3   5   5    5     5  -5  -4   -3   3    3  
Your me-m'ry comes back up with each sun-rise
6   9    9  8   7   7   7   7    8  -8    -8
3   6    6  5   4   4   4   4    5  -4    -4
I reach up for the bot-tle and find it's gone
 -8     8    -9   -9   -9 -9   -9   7  -6   7   8-8    7
 -4     5    -5   -5   -5 -5   -5   4  -3   4   5-4    4
Yeah, Lord, some-where ev-ry night the wis-key leaves me
 9   9    8   -9     8   -8    8 -8  7
 6   6    5   -5     5   -4    5 -4  4
To face this cold, cold world on my own

Chorus

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