Tupelo Honey

by Van Morrison · 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

 8   9  -10   6  -6   7  7  -6  6
You can take all the tea in China
 8  9  9  9  9    9   -10  9  9
Put it in a big brown bag for me
-10    9   9 -10  6  -7   7 -8  8  7
Sail right round all the seven oceans
-10  9     9    -10 9 -8 7  7   -8   8    7
Drop it straight into----- the deep blue sea
 
 -10  9    8   -6 7 -8 8 -8  7
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
 -10  9 -10 8  8   9   -10   9  9
She's an angel of the first degree
-10 9 -10 9    8
She's---- as sweet
 -10  9    9  -10 8 -8 7 -8  8  
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
 6    -7  8  8  -8 7  -8   8   7 
Just like honey baby from the bee

 8    9    9  -10 6  -6   8   -8   7  7
You can't stop us on the road to freedom
-10   9   -10  9     8    9  -10   8  9 -10
You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see--
-10  9    9 -10    7  7   -8  7
Men with insight, men in granite
  -10   9  -10 8  -8  8  -8  8  7  
Knights in armor bent on chivalry

 -10  9    8   -6 7 -8 8 -8  7
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
 -10  9 -10 8  8   9   -10   9  9
She's an angel of the first degree
-10 9 -10 9    8
She's---- as sweet
 -10  9    9  -10 8 -8 7 -8  8  
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
 6    -7  8  8  -8 7  -8   8   7 
Just like honey baby from the bee

 8    9    9  -10 6  -6   8   -8   7  7
You can't stop us on the road to freedom
-10   9   -10  9     8    9  -10   8  9 -10
You can't stop us 'cause our eyes can see--
-10  9    9 -10    7  7   -8  7
Men with insight, men in granite
  -10   9  -10 8  8 -8  8  -8  8  7
Knights in armor intent on chivalry

 -10  9    8   -6 7 -8 8 -8  7
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
 -10  9 -10 8  8   9   -10   9  9
She's an angel of the first degree
-10 9 -10 9    8
She's---- as sweet
 -10  9    9  -10 8 -8 7 -8  8  
She's as sweet as tupelo honey
 6    -7  8  8  -8 7  -8   8   7 
Just like honey baby from the bee

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