I'm Henry The VIIIth, I Am
Herman's Hermits

   

Midi 1(G147)   Midi 2(A184)*

Herman's Hermits

Midi 3(A184)*-harp
Tabbed by Mark Purintun 08/09
For Diatonic harmonica

See YouTube videos below
Hilarious videos

 

 

The lyrics are odd - but they will also stick in your brain...

Lead in: 6 measures

   6  5 5 -5  6       8    8  7 R
| I'm Henery The | Eighth, I am!  |
   7 7 7  7    -8   7    -6 7  6 R
| Henery The Eighth I | am, I am! |
 -6  -6   5  5  -5  6     8 8    8    7        -8   -6   -6 -7   7 -8
| I got married to the | widow next door - | she's been married seven |
 r  8   -8 -7   6     7 -8  8   -8  7   -7 7 -8    Rr    -7     -6  6   -6  -7 -8 7  -7 -6
| times before and | ev'ry one was an | Hene ry (Henry) she | wouldn't have a Willie or a |
   6    RR      7   -8      8    7   -8   -7   7 -7 -6 RR   8 -8 8  7    -8  -7    7 RRR
| Sam (no Sam) I'm her | eighth old man, I'm | Hene ry    | Henery The Eighth I | am!    |

   5  4    6  R     4   5  6    6   R
| Second verse, | same as the first!  |

   6  5 5 -5  6       8    8  7  R   7  7 7  7    -8   7   -6  7  6 R   6  6   5   5  -5  6
| I'm Henery The | Eighth, I am!   | Henery The Eighth I | am, I am!  | I got married to the |
   8 8    8    7  R    -8    -6   -6 -7   7 -8  r  8   -8 -7   6     7 -8  8   -8  7
| widow next door - | she's been married seven | times before and | ev'ry one was an |
  -7 7 -8   Rr     -7     -6  6   -6 -7  -8 7  -7 -6   6    R  R     7   -8      8    7   -8   -7
| Hene ry (Henry) she | wouldn't have a Willie or a | Sam (no Sam). I'm her | eighth old man, I'm |
  7 -7 -6 RR  8 -8 8  7     -8 -7    7 RRR
| Hene ry   | Henery The Eighth I | am!    |   18 measure rest for you...

   6  5 5 -5  6       8    8  7 R    7 7 7  7    -8   7   -6  7  6 R   6  6   5  5   -5  6
| I'm Henery The | Eighth, I am!  | Henery The Eighth I | am, I am!  | I got married to the |
   8 8    8    7  R     -8   -3   -6 -7   7 -8  r  8   -8  -7  6     7 -8  8   -8  7
| widow next door - | she's been married seven | times before and | ev'ry one was an |
  -7 7 -8    Rr    -7     -6  6   -6 -7  -8 7  -7 -6   6    R  R      7   -8      8    7   -8   -7
| Hene ry (Henry) she | wouldn't have a Willie or a | Sam (no Sam).  I'm her | eighth old man, I'm |
  7 -7 -6 RR  8 -8 8  7    -8  -7    7 RRR    9 R 9 R   9  -9   8 R   5 -5 6    RR    
| Hene ry   | Henery The Eighth I | am!    |  H - E - | N - R - Y.  | Henery  Henry) |
  6 -7 7    RR     8 -8 8  7    -8  -8    7  7 -6 R   8 -8 8  7    -8   -8    7 RRR
| Henery (Henry) | Henery The Eighth I | am, I am!  | Henery The Eighth I  | am!    | Yeah!

 

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