Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
by Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Gath-er/'round me----ev-'ry/bo-dy----gath-er/
'round me----while I/preach some----feel a/
ser-mon----com-in'/on me---/
The top-ic will be sin and/
that's what I'm 'a-gin if you/wan-na----hear my/
sto-ry----then/set-tle back and just sit tight-/
----while/I start re-view-in the/
at-ti-tude of do-in'/right----/--- / /
You've got to/
//:ac-cent-/ tchu-ate the pos-i-tive,/e-lim- /
mi-nate the neg-a-tive,-/latch on /
to the af-firm-a-tive,/don't mess with Mr in-be/
-tween---you've got to/spread joy /
up to the max-i-mum,/bring gloom /
down to the min-i-mum,/have faith /
or pan-de-mon-i-um/lia-ble to walk up-on the/
scene---to il-lus-/trate my last re-/
mark Jo-nah in the /whale, No-ah in the/
Ark---what did they/do just when/
ev-'ry-thing looked so/dark----/
-'Man' they said, 'We bet-ter/ac-cent-/
tchu-ate the pos-i-tive,/e-lim-/
-mi-nate the neg-a-tive,-/latch on /
to the af-firm-a-tive,/don't mess with Mr in-be/
-tween' No!/don't mess with Mr in-be-/
tween--- (end here 2nd time) you've got to://