Curly Headed Baby

by Woody Guthrie · posted by chibluesteve

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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    -5  5 3   -3 -4 -4 4
She's my curly headed baby
 4   5   6  5   4  5    -4 
Used to sit on daddy's knee
 5    -4  4 4   5  6  6 -5
She's my curly headed baby
  5    -5  5  3  -3 -4  4
Comes from sunny Tennessee

5  -5    5    3   -3  -4 -4   4
I have loved her since I met her
 4  5   6   5    4   5  -4
She is all the world to me
 5    -4  4 4   5  6  6 -5
She's my curly headed baby
  5    -5  5  3  -3 -4  4
Comes from sunny Tennessee

 5  5  5 -5  5    3    -3   -4   -4 4
I'm a-gonna tell you 'bout these women
 4  4  4 5   6    5   4    5   -4
I'm a-gonna tell you what they do
 5    -4     4   4  5  6     6  -5
Hang their heads upon your shoulder
  5   -5  5   3   3 -3 -4  4
Flirt around with another two

 4   5 -5  5  3   -3   -4  -4  4
I'd rather be in some dark holler
  4    5   6  5  4 -4 5   -4
Where the sun refuses to shine
 5   -4  4   4   5   6  6 -5
Than to see you with another
 5   -5   5   3   -3 -4  4
When you promised to be mine

5 -5   5  3  -3 -4   -4    4
I was happy when I kissed her
 4   5   6    5   4   5  -4
And she gave her love to me
  5   -4    4  4     5  6  6 -5
She's the prettiest little baby
 -5  5 -5  5   3   -3   -4  4
That ever fell in love with me

 5    -5  5 3  -3 -4  -4 4
She's my curly headed baby
 4  5  6    5   4  5  -4
And I hope someday to be
 5  -4  4   4   5   6  6 -5
Walking by her side forever
 5   -5  5 3  -3 -4  4 
Down in sunny Tennessee

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