UB40 – Cherry Oh Baby (Bass Tab)

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The Bass Tab and Chord Layout For UB40`s version of Eric Donaldson`s 'Cherry Oh Baby' which is the opening track taken from the bands 1983 L.P 'Labour Of Love'....
[Intro] 
      "Cherry oh cherry oh baby"
  G
G|--------|            
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|3-------|

[Verses and Chorus`s]
G|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-----------|
D|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-----------|
A|--------|3-3------|---------|5-5------|---------|3-3------|--------|3h5-5------|
E|3--3-3-3|----3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|3--3-3-3|------3-3-3|

  G         C   G               D   G     .         C     G               D   G
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|---------|3-3------|---------|5-5------|--------|2h3-3------|---------|5-5------|
E|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|3--3-3-3|------3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|

  G        C  G                 D   G               C   G              D    G
G|--------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|
D|--------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|
A|--------|3---------|---------|5-5------|---------|3-3------|--------|5-5------|
E|3----3-3|---3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|3--3-3-3|-----3-3-|

  G         C     G               D   G              C   G               D   .     G
G|---------|-----------|---------|---------|--------|---------|---------|--------------|
D|---------|-----------|---------|---------|--------|---------|---------|--------------|
A|---------|2h3-3------|---------|5-5------|--------|3-3------|--------2h3h5-5---------|
E|3-3-3-3-3|------3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3|----3-3-3|3--3-3-3|----3-3-3|3-3-3-3--|------0h2h3-3-|
[Legend] | h = Hammer-on. | . = Staccato. Simple as! The first line is the track repeated and mixed about with the Chords, I`ve used a few fills and variations as Earl does live as it`s quite tedious to play that first line for 3 and a half minutes.... Comments/Corrections welcome....