The Halls Of Ivy

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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

THE HALLS OF IVY
By: Henry Russell, Vick Knight
The Lettermen
Key: F

1  -2  -3  -3    4  -3*-3*-3
Oh we love The Halls Of I-vy, 
 -2  -2   -5   -5  4   4  -3*
that sur-round us here to-day
-3* 4  -3*   4  -3* -3*
And we will not for-get, 
-3   3  -5  5    5 -3* -3 
Tho’ we be far. far a-way
1  -2  -3   -3     4  -3*-3*-3
To the hal-low’d Halls of I-vy
-2  -2  -5    -5   4   4   -3*
Ev-‘ry voice will bid fare-well
-3*  4   -3   4 -3* -3*  -3
And shim-mer off in twi-light 
 3   -5   5   5  -3*  -3
like the old ves-per bell.

 5   6  6  6    6    6
One day a hush will fall
 6   -5   -5   -5 -5 -5
The foot-steps of us all
 -4   5  5  5    5   5
Will ech-o down the hall 
 5  -4  -3  3*
and dis-ap-pear
 2  6  6   6  6    6
But as we sad-ly start
 6   -5   -5  -5 -5  -5
Our jour-neys far a-part
-4 4   4  4   4    4*   4*   4*  4*  -5
A part of ev-‘ry heart will lin-ger here
5  -3* -3  -3    5  -3*-3*-3
In the sa-cred Halls of I-vy
 -2    -2    -5   -5     5    5   -3*
Where we’ve lived and learned to know
 -3*  5    -3*   5    -3*  -3* -3 
That thru’ the years we’ll see you
3  -5    5   5  -3*  -3
In the sweet af-ter-glow

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