The Long and Winding Road

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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)

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Tab

4/4 time - slowly.

-7    7  -7   6    5   -6
The long and wind-ing road

-6 5   6  -6  -7/ -6
that leads to your door

-6   -7  7   6  5  -6
Will nev-er dis-ap-pear,

-5    -5   -5   6   -6  6
I've seen that road be-fore;

-6 -7  7    6    5   -6
It al-ways leads me here,

-6   -6 -7  7    7
lead me to your door.

Chorus:
-7   7
The way.

7   7   7    7    -8  7  -6
Man-y times I've been a-lone

4    5  6   4    5     6
and man-y times I've cried,

7  7  7   -6    -8  7   -6
An-y-way you'll nev-er know

-5   5  6  4    5     6
the man-y ways I've tried.

6     7    -7   6   5  -6
But still they lead me back

-6  5    6   -6  -7/ -6
to the long wind-ing road;

-6   -7  7    6    5   -6
You left me stand-ing here,

-5 -5  -5    6  -6  6
a long long time a-go;

-6      -7  7   6    5   -6
Don't leave me wait-ing here,

-6   -6 -7  7    7
lead me to your door.

Verse 2:
The wild and wind-y night
that the rain washed a-way
has left a pool of tears
 -cry-ing for the day;
Why leave me stand-ing here,
Let me know the door.

Repeat Chorus.

*The -7/ indicates bending
the note down from a natural B
to a Bb (flat).

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound