GOODBYE STRANGER

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+: 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)

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GOODBYE STRANGER

Hey Y’all its Tin Man

This song is in A Flat your gonna need AN A FLAT HARP TO PLAY THIS
Now before you attack this tab I need to explain something. There are parts to this song where you have two sets of lyrics going at once. If your familiar with this song then you know what I’m talking about. So to simplify things what I’ve done is this! Ive used the main line or melody line throughout; and it also plays better. At the very bottom I’ve included the second set of lyrics also. This way you get to choose which one to go with or better yet learn both!!
ENJOY!!!



6   6   6  8  8   8    8  -8   7   7
It was an ear-ly morn-ing yes-ter-day

-6 -6 8  -6  7    7   7
I was up be-fore the dawn

6 6  8    8  8   8    -8  7   7
& I real-ly have en-joyed my stay

 6  6  8   6  7   7  7
But I must be mov-in on

 6   6  8    -8   -8 7  7  -6
Like a king with-out a cas-tle

 6   6  8    -8   -8  7  7
Like a Queen with-out a throne

 6   6  8  -8  -8  7   7  -6
I,m an ear-ly morn-in lov-er

6   6  8   -8 -8  7   7
And I must be mov-in’ on

 7   -10  9 9   8   -8
And I’ll go on shin-ing 

-10  9   -10  9    -8
Shin-in like brand new

-8   8   -8  8   -8  7   -5
I’ll nev-er look be-hind me

-5  -8   -8   -8  7   7
My trou-bles will be few


-7    7    -8   7   -7  -7   -8
Good-bye stran-ger its been nice

-7    7      -8   7   -8 -8  -9
Hope you’ll find your par-a-dise

-7    7  -8   7   -8    -8  -9
Tried to see your point of view

-7    7      -8   7   -8   -8   -9
Hope your dreams will all come true

-7    7  -8  7  -7  -7   -8
Good-bye mar-y good-bye jane

-7    7 -8  7 -8   -8 -9
Will we ev-er meet a-gain

-7    7  -8  7   -7  -7   -8
Feel no sor-row feel no shame

-7    7 -8  7    -8  -8 -9
Come to-mor-row feel no pain

-7    7  -8  7  -7  -7   -8
Good-bye mar-y good-bye jane

-7    7 -8  7 -8   -8 -9
Will we ev-er meet a gain

-7    7  -8  7   -7  -7   -8
Feel no sor-row feel no shame

-7    7 -8  7    -8  -8 -9
Come to-mor-row feel no pain

8 8   8    8  -8   7   7
I be-lieve in what you say

-6 -6   8  -6  7  7    7
Is the un-dis-pu-ted truth

6   6  8    8  8      8   -8  7   7
But I have to have things my own way

6    6   8   6  7   7  7
Just to keep me in my youth

6   6  8    -8   -8 7  7  -6
Like a ship without an anchor

 6   6  8    -8   -8  7  7
Like a slave with-out a chain

 6    6     8    -8  -8     7    7  -6
Just the thought of those sweet lad-ies 

  6   6  8  -8    -8    7   7
Sends a shiv-er through my veins

7   -10  9   9   8  -8
And I’ll go on shin-ing 

-10  9   -10   9   -8
Shin-in like brand new

-8   8   -8  8   -8  7   -5
I’ll nev-er look be-hind me

-5  -8   -8   -8  7   7
My trou-bles will be few

-7    7    -8   7   -7  -7  -8
Good-bye stranger its been nice

-7    7      -8   7   -8 -8  -9
Hope you’ll find your par-a-dise

-7    7  -8   7   -8    -8  -9
Tried to see your point of view

-7    7      -8   7   -8   -8   -9
Hope your dreams will all come true


-7    7  -8  7  -7  -7   -8
Good-bye mar-y good-bye jane

-7    7 -8  7 -8   -8 -9
Will we ev-er meet a gain

-7    7  -8  7   -7  -7   -8
Feel no sor-row feel no shame

-7    7 -8  7    -8  -8 -9
Come to-mor-row feel no pain

-7    7  -8  7  -7  -7   -8
Good-bye mar-y good-bye jane

-7    7 -8  7 -8   -8 -9
Will we ev-er meet a gain

-7    7  -8  7   -7  -7   -8
Feel no sor-row feel no shame

-7    7 -8  7    -8  -8 -9
Come to-mor-row feel no pain

 6   6    8    8    8   8   -8    7
And some they will and some they wont

 6     6   8   6    7   7 
With some its just as well

6    6    8   -8 -8 7   7  -6
You can laugh at my be-hav-iour

6   6    8 -8   -8  7  7
That’ll nev-er both-er me

 6   6   8  -8 -8  7  7  -6
Say the dev-il is my sav-iour

 6  8  -8  -8  7   7
But I wont pay no heed


7   -10   9  9   8  -8
And I’ll go on shin-ing 

-10  9   -10  9    -8
Shin-in like brand new

-8   8   -8  8   -8  7   -5
I’ll nev-er look be-hind me

-5  -8   -8   -8  7   7
My trou-bles will be few


-7    7    -8   7   -7  -7   -8
Good-bye stran-ger its been nice

-7    7      -8   7   -8 -8  -9
Hope you’ll find your par-a-dise

-7    7  -8   7   -8    -8  -9
Tried to see your point of view

-7    7      -8   7   -8   -8   -9
Hope your dreams will all come true

-7    7  -8  7  -7  -7   -8
Good-bye mar-y good-bye jane

-7    7 -8  7 -8   -8 -9
Will we ev-er meet a-gain

-7    7  -8  7   -7  -7   -8
Feel no sor-row feel no shame

-7    7 -8  7    -8  -8 -9
Come to-mor-row feel no pain


-7    7  -8  7  -7  -7   -8
Good-bye mar-y good-bye jane

-7    7 -8  7 -8   -8 -9
Will we ev-er meet a-gain

-7    7  -8  7   -7  -7   -8
Feel no sor-row feel no shame

-7    7 -8  7    -8  -8 -9
Come to-mor-row feel no pain


This is the second set of lyrics 
that occur over the 1st and 3rd Stanza’s


-4   5     5 -4   4  -4  5   -4  5
And sweet de-vo-tion its not for me

 5    5   5  -4  4    4  -4  4   -4
Just give me mo-tion and set me free

 5   5   5    5   5  -4 4    -6 6 6
And the land and the o-cean far a-way

5   5   5    5    -4  4  5   5   -4
Is the life I’ve Cho-sen ev-‘ry day

-2  5    5  -4  4  6    6   6
So Good-bye mar-y good-bye jane

 5   5  -4 4   5   5  5
Will we ev-er meet a-gain

-4   5   5  -4   4  5  -4  5
And now im leav-in got to go

5    5  -4    3    4  -5  4  -5  -5
Hit the road I’ll say it once a-gain

5    5  5   -4  4   5  -4  5  -6  6  6
Oh Yes I’m leav-in got to go  go to go

5   5  -4 -4   4   -2    -2
Im sor-ry  I  must tell you

 5    5  -4  4  6    6   6
Good-bye mar-y good-bye Jane

5   5  -4 4   5   5  5
Will we ever meet a-gain

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