Hit The Road Jack

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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

 5   4   -4   3     3    4    4   -4   -4
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back
 4   5    5  -6   -6  7    7   -6     
No more, no more, no more, no more
 5    4   -4   3
Hit the road Jack
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3 
And don't you come back no more

5   4   -4   3     3    4    4   -4   -4
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back
 4   5    5  -6   -6  7    7   -6     
No more, no more, no more, no more
 5    4   -4   3
Hit the road Jack
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3 
And don't you come back no more

Verse 1

 -6  ~~~~  -6  6    5    -4  4 
Woo !~~~~  Wo-man  oh !  Wo-man
  -4   -4   4  -4   5 
Don't treat me so mean
   4    4   5    5  -4  4   3  
You're the mean-est old wo-man
  3    3  4   3   3 
That I've ev-er seen
3   4   -4  -4   4  -4   5 
I guess if you said so ~~~~~
 4   -4   4  -4   4   -4    4   3   3  
I'd have to pack my things~~~~ and go

5   4   -4   3     3    4    4   -4   -4
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back
 4   5    5  -6   -6  7    7   -6     
No more, no more, no more, no more
 5    4   -4   3
Hit the road Jack
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3 
And don't you come back no more

5   4   -4   3     3    4    4   -4   -4
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back
 4   5    5  -6   -6  7    7   -6     
No more, no more, no more, no more
 5   4   -4   3
Hit the road Jack
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3 
And don't you come back no more

Verse 2

 -6      -6  6  5  4  -4  4
Now ~~~~ Ba-by listen ba-by
  -4  4   -4   4   -4  4  -4  5   
Don't a treat me this er way~~~~~
 3    5  -4   4   3  3   4    3   3
For I'll be back on my feet some day
 -6    -6   6   6 -6    5    4   -4  4     5
Don't care if you do 'cause it's un-der-stood
 3    4   5  -4 -4  4
You aint got no mon-ey
 4   -4    3   3   3
You just aint no good
 3   3   4   -4  4   -4  4  -4  5  
Well I guess if~~~~ you say so~~~~
 4   -4   4  -4   4   -4   4   3   3   
I'd have to pack my things~~~ and go

5   4   -4   3     3    4    4   -4   -4
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back
 4   5    5  -6   -6  7    7   -6     
No more, no more, no more, no more
 5    4   -4   3
Hit the road Jack
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3 
And don't you come back no more

5   4   -4   3     3    4    4   -4   -4
Hit the road Jack, and don't you come back
 4   5    5  -6   -6  7    7   -6     
No more, no more, no more, no more
 5    4   -4   3
Hit the road Jack
 3    4    4   -4   -4   3   3 
And don't you come back no more

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