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Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann

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Song: Mighty Quinn
Artist: Manfred mann
Composer: Bob Dylan

Tabbed by DJ
1st July 2015

On the original 1968 single the guitar is tuned down a semi-tone.
In the later re-arranged version Manfred Mann's Earth Band
play it in C (without the de-tuning)

TUNING: De-tune a semi-tone
D# G# C# F# A# D# (Song sounds in the key of B)

Chord names and as if in standard tuning:
C = x35553   G/B = x20033
F = 133211   F/A = x03211
G = 320033

The chords in brackets, are suggested by the melody,
but not played.

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[Intro]
  (C)  (G/B)    (F/A)  (C)
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


[Chorus]
  C                G              C
Come all without, come all with - in,
        C        G/B             F/A     C
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn,
  C                G              C
Come all without, come all with - in,
        C        G/B             F/A     C
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn!


[Verse 1]
   C     F        C     F
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

C                 F       C         F
   Everybody's building ships and boats,
C                        F        C                       F
   Some are building monuments, others are jotting down notes,
  C         F             C                   F
Everybody's in despair,       every girl and boy,
           C             (G/B)
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
          (Ah------------, ah,  ah!)

       (F/A)                  (C)
Every - body's gonna jump for joy!
(Ah------------------------------!)


[Chorus]
  C                G              C
Come all without, come all with - in,
        C        G/B              F/A    C
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn!


[Verse 2]
   C     F        C     F
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

    C              F                C              F
I like to go just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet,
       C                   F                C               F
But jumping queues, and making haste, just ain't my cup of meat, 
C                    F                        C           F
   Everyone's be - neath the trees, feeding pigeons on a limb,
           C             (G/B)
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
          (Ah------------, ah,  ah!)

        (F/A)                (C)
All the pigeons gonna run to him
(Ah------------------------------!)


[Chorus]
  C                G              C
Come all without, come all with - in,
        C        G/B             F/A     C
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn,
  C                G              C
Come all without, come all with - in,
        C        G/B             F/A     C
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn!


[Verse 3]
C                     F           C               F
   Let me do what I wanna do, I can't decide 'em all
       C               F                 C               F
Just tell me where to put 'em, and I'll tell you who to call,
C              F                       C                   F
   Nobody can get no sleep, there's someone on everyone's toes,
           C             (G/B)
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
          (Ah------------, ah,  ah!)

       (F/A)               (C)
Every - body's gonna wanna doze!
(Ah----------------------------!)


[Chorus]
  C                            G              C
Come all without,             come all with - in,
              (Just singing a song!)            (Everybody!)

        C        G/B             F/A     C
You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn,

                   C                 G              C
                  Come all without, come all with - in,
(I wanna hear you sing----!)

                      C       G/B              F/A    C
              You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn!
(Here it comes now------!)


[Chorus]
                     C                              G              C
||:                 Come all without,              come all with - in,
   (It's the Mighty Quinn,        just singing this song!)

                C        G/B             F/A     C
        You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn,
(Everybody!)
                  C                 G              C
                 Come all without, come all with - in,
(He's coming a - long!)

                  C        G/B             F/A     C
          You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn! :||[Repeat x2]
(Just singing a song!)