Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)

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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

1.
  7     7   -6     6   6  -6    6    7 7      -6
Close your eyes  Have no fear  The monster`s gone
  6   7  7  -6   6    5   6  6    -6
He`s on the run and your Daddy`s here
CHORUS
  8 -8 -8   -8 7  7    7 -6 -6    6 -6  7  -8 7
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
  8 -8 -8   -8 7  7    7 -6 -6    6 -6  7  -8 7
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy
2.
  6 -6  6   7  7   -6     6  5  6 6    -6
Before you go to sleep   say a little prayer
 7  7 -6   6  7  7  -6  6     5  6   6 6    6
Ev`ry day in ev`ry way it`s getting better and
 6 -6
better  (REPEAT CHORUS)
3.
-6  -6 -6  -6 7   7  7   7-7-6 7 -6   7 -6   7
Out on the ocean sailing away  I can hardly wait
-6  7  -6    7  -6  7
to see you come of age
 7 -6   7    -6     7   6   b-7  -6  6  6 -7
But I guess we`ll both just have to be patient
   6    -6  6 b8 7  7  -6  7   -6   7  b8 -6   7
`Cause it`s a long way to go    a hard row to hoe
 6   -6  6 b8 7  7  -6  7    b-7 -6  6   6 b-7
Yes it`s a long way to go    but in the meantime
 6 -6   6    7    7    -6        6   6  -6
Before you cross the street    take my hand
  7  -7  -7  -7  -6  -6 -6    6     6    -6 6
Life is what happens to you while you`re busy
 6  5   6 7   -6
making other plans  (REPEAT CHORUS)
 8 -8     -8 7     7 -6     -6  7  -8 7-6 6
Darling, darling, darling, darling Sean

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