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Im Henry Viii I Am

Herman's Hermits
Tab
4.3(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

1-bar drum fill

(A)

v v v v v v v v

        ---5-------------|---5-------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        7b9---b8r7-5---5-|7b9---b8r7-5-----|
        -------------7---|-------------7---|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|

A

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

A

I'm 'Enery the eighth, I am

D A

'Enery the eighth, I am, I am

(A)

I got married to the widow next door

B7 E

She's been married seven times before

A E

And every one was an 'Enery ('Enery!)

D E

She wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam (no Sam!)

A C#7 D F#7

I'm her eighth old man, I'm 'Enery

B7 E7 A [1-3: N.C. 4: to coda]

'Enery the eighth I am

[1: (spoken) Second verse, same as the first]

second verse, same as the first

Instrumental break:

(guitar solo over verse chords)

[third verse, same as the first; to coda as indicated]

Coda:

(A)

H! E! N-R-Y!

(A)

'Enery ('Enery!)

F#m

'Enery ('Enery!)

A E A F#7

'Enery the eighth, I am, I am

B7 E7 A

'Enery the eighth, I am

A [N.C.] / / / / / /

v v v v v v v v v

        -----------------|-----------------|---|
        -------------0-2-|-------------0-2-|---|
        -----------------|-2---------------|-2-|
        -----------------|-----------------|---|
        -----------------|-----------------|---|
        -----------------|-----------------|---|

(am) Yeah!

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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