The Beatles – Long Tall Sally (Bass Tab)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BEATLES - LONG TALL SALLY (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell) Released with I CALL YOUR NAME, SLOW DOWN and MATCHBOX as an EP on 19th, June 1964. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bass tab by:PJVillanueva Recorded in one single take on March 11th 1964, like Lennon's version of Medley & Russell's TWIST AND SHOUT, recorded also in one take a year earlier, on February 11th 1963, LONG TALL SALLY was featured in concerts throughout their whole career. It was recorded at a higher pitch and speed than Little Richard's and McCartney's vocal work, as well as The Beatles arrangement, was said to have surpassed the one of his original composer. I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He says he has the blues but he has a lotta fun. Oh baby, yeeeeh now baby, woooooh baby Some fun tonight. I saw Uncle John with long tall Sally He saw Aunt Mary commin' And he ducked back in the alley. Oh baby, yeeeeh now baby, woooooh baby Some fun tonight. Solo Well long tall Sally built pretty sweet She got everything that Uncle John needs Oh baby Yeeeeh now baby Woooooh baby Some fun tonight Solo Well We're gonna have some fun tonight Have some fun tonight. Everything's allright. Have some fun tonight Have some fun Yeh yeh yeh We're gonna have some fun tonight. Have some fun tonight Everything's allright. Have some fun tonight Yeah we'll have some fun Some fun tonight I'm gonna
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  tell   Aunt   Mary         'bout   Uncle  John      He

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  says   has    blues  but    has    lot    fun       baby
     he     the           he     a      of     oh

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                                 Yeah          now    baby

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                              Woooooooooooooooooooh   baby

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                                        some   fun 
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  saw       John          with       tall   Sally      He
     Uncle                    long

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  saw    Mary   commin'   he  ducked in      alley oh baby
     Aunt              and       back   the

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                                 Yeah          now    baby

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                              Wooooooooooooooooooh    baby

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                                        some   fun 
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                                               Well

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  Long   tall   Sally  built         pretty    she's 
                                            sweet  got

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         everything    that          John   needs     baby
                          Uncle                oh

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                                 Yeah          now    baby 

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                              Wooooooooooooooooooooh  baby

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                                        some   fun 
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                          Yeah                 we're 
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  have   some   fun    tonight                        have

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     some   fun        tonight                 Wooooh

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     everything's  allright                           have

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     some   fun        tonight                        have

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     some   fun                         Yeah          yeah

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             yeah                Wow!          We're 
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  have   some   fun    tonight                        have

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     some   fun        tonight                         Ev'

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   rything's        allright                           have

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     some  fun         tonight                 Yeah,  have
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     some         fun                   some       tonight
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