Don't Start Now

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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

[Intro]

-6 -10  9    7  -8  -9  8    -9  8   -9  8
If you don't wa-nna see me  (See me, see me)

[Verse 1]

8   8  8   8   9   8    -8  7
Did a full one-ei-ghty, cra-zy

 6   -6     7  -8   8   6  6 
Thin-king 'bout the way I was

8   8    8     8      9    8   -8  7
Did the heart-break change me? May-be

6   -6   7    7  -8  8  6  6
But look at where I en-ded up

 7 -7   -6  -6  -7 -6
I'm all good al-re-ady

7   -7  -6   -6   -8  7
So moved on, it's sca-ry

-7  -8   7     7  -8   7  -8  8   9-10
I'm not where you left me at all, so

[Pre-Chorus]

-6 -10  9    7  -8  -9  8   6   6    6     9 -9  8
If you don't wa-nna see me dan-cing with some-bo-dy

-6 -10  9  7  -8  -9    8    6   6     6     9 -9  8
If you wa-nna be-lieve that any-thing could stop me

[Chorus]
 -4    -4 -4   -4    -4   -4
Don't show up, don't come out

-4     -4   -4 -4  -4 -4  -4  -4
Don't start ca-ring a-bout me now

 -4 -4 -4   -4  -4   -4
Walk a-way, you know how

-4     -4   -4 -4  -4 -4  -4  -4 
Don't start ca-ring a-bout me now

[Verse 2]

8   8    8   8   9   8   -8  7
A-ren't you the guy who tried to

 6   -6  7   -8   8     6    6 
Hurt me with the word "good-bye"?

  8    8   8    8    9    8  -8  -8  7
Though it took some time to sur-vive you

 6  -6  7   7  -8  8  6     6 
I'm be-tter on the o-ther side

 7 -7   -6  -6  -7 -6
I'm all good al-re-ady

7   -7  -6   -6   -8  7
So moved on, it's sca-ry

-7  -8   7     7  -8   7  -8  8   9-10
I'm not where you left me at all, so

[Pre-Chorus]
-6 -10  9    7  -8  -9  8   6   6    6     9 -9  8
If you don't wa-nna see me dan-cing with some-bo-dy

-6 -10  9  7  -8  -9    8    6   6     6     9 -9  8
If you wa-nna be-lieve that any-thing could stop me
(Don't, don't, don't)

[Chorus]
 -4    -4 -4   -4    -4   -4
Don't show up, don't come out

-4     -4   -4 -4  -4 -4  -4  -4
Don't start ca-ring a-bout me now

 -4 -4 -4   -4  -4   -4
Walk a-way, you know how

-4     -4   -4 -4  -4 -4  -4  -4 
Don't start ca-ring a-bout me now

[Bridge] (I didn't add tabs for this part except for the end, because it was not very melodic)
Up, up
Don't come out, out, out
Don't show up, up, up
Don't start now (Oh)
Up, up
Don't come out, out

-7  -8   7     7  -8   7  -8  8   9-10
I'm not where you left me at all, so

[Pre-Chorus]
-6 -10  9    7  -8  -9  8   6   6    6     9 -9  8
If you don't wa-nna see me dan-cing with some-bo-dy

-6 -10  9  7  -8  -9    8    6   6     6     9 -9  8
If you wa-nna be-lieve that any-thing could stop me


[Chorus]
 -4    -4 -4   -4    -4   -4
Don't show up, don't come out

-4     -4   -4 -4  -4 -4  -4  -4
Don't start ca-ring a-bout me now

 -4 -4 -4   -4  -4   -4
Walk a-way, you know how

-4     -4   -4 -4  -4 -4  -4  -4 
Don't start ca-ring a-bout me now

[Outro] (I didn't translate this part because it was not very melodic)
Up, up
Don't come out, out, out
Don't show up, up, up
Walk away, walk away (So)
Up, up
Don't come out, out, out
Don't show up, up, up
Walk away, walk away, oh

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