We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

by Eric Burton and The Animals · posted by chibluesteve

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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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3    3  -3 -3  4   -4  4  -4  -3 3 
In this dirty old part of the city
  3    3  -3   4  -4  6   -5
Where the sun refused to shine
 3  3   -3  -3   4    -4   4  -3  3   3
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'

3    3 3   -3    -3   4   -4    4  -3  3
My little girl you're so young and pretty
 3  -3   -3   4  -4  6   -5
And one thing I know is true
  3    3   -3   4 -4   4    -3   3  3
You'll be dead before your time is due 

 6  6  -7 -7 7  -8   7   -7 6
See my daddy in bed he's dyin'
 6   6     6   -7  7  -8  9    -9
You know, his hair is turnin' grey
 6    6   -7 -7    7  -8 -8    7   -7  6 6
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away

-8 -8 -8 -8
We gotta work
-8
Work
-8 -8 -8 -8
We gotta work
 -8    -8    -8    -8 
Work, work, work, work

7  7  7   7  -6  6   -6   -7
We gotta get out of this place
7   7    7   7     7   7 -8 -6 -7 6 
If it's the last thing we ever  do-
7  7  7   7  -6  6   -6   -7
We gotta get out of this place
 -6     -6   -6 -6  7  -6    6  5  -4   4
Girl, there's a better life for me and you

3    3 3   -3    -3   4   -4    4  -3  3
My little girl you're so young and pretty
 3  -3   -3   4  -4  6   -5
And one thing I know is true 
  3    3   -3   4 -4   4    -3   3  3
You'll be dead before your time is due

 6  6  -7 -7 7  -8   7   -7 6
See my daddy in bed he's dyin'
 6   6     6   -7  7  -8  9    -9
You know, his hair is turnin' grey
 6    6   -7 -7    7  -8 -8    7   -7  6 6
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away

-8 -8 -8 -8
We gotta work
-8
Work
-8 -8 -8 -8
We gotta work
 -8    -8    -8    -8 
Work, work, work, work

7  7  7   7  -6  6   -6   -7
We gotta get out of this place
7   7    7   7     7   7 -8 -6 -7 6 
If it's the last thing we ever  do-
7  7  7   7  -6  6   -6   -7
We gotta get out of this place
 -6     -6   -6 -6  7  -6    6  5  -4   4
Girl, there's a better life for me and you

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