Only A Northern Song
by the beatles · posted by William-936
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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.
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If you're list'ning to this song,
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you may think the chords are going wrong,
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but they're not, we just wrote it like that.
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When you're list'ning late at night,
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you may think the band are not quite right,
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but they are, they just play it like that.
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It doesn't really matter what chords I play,
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what words I say or time of day it is,
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as it's only a northern song.
[Instrumental Break]
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It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear,
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or I fare or if my hair is brown,
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when it's only a northern song.
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If you think the harmony,
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is a little dark and out of key,
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you're correct, there's nobody there.
[Short instrumental Break]
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And I told you there's no one there