Roar Harmonica Tabs

Roar
Words and Music by Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin,
Bonnie McKee and Henry Walter
Key: Bb Range: Bb3 to D5
Tabbed for a Key of Bb Richter tuned diatonic harmonica

Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw hold = ___
2_3 = slur; move smoothly from blow 2 to blow 3 to make one
sliding sound.
” = whole-step bend

1 3 3 3 2 2 -1 -1 1 1
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath,

3 3 3 2 2 -1 -1 1 1
scared to rock the boat and make a mess.

1 1 -2 2 3 2__
So I sat qui-et-ly,

1 1 -1 2_3 2__
a–greed po-lite-ly.

1 3 3 3 2 2 -1 -1 1 1
I guess that I for-got I had a choice.

1 3 3 3 2 2 -1 -1 1 1
I let you push me past the break-ing point.

1 1 -1 2_3 2__
I stood for noth-ing,

1 1 1 -1 2 3 2
So I fell for ev-‘ry thing.

1 3 -3” 3 2 3 -3” 3
You held me down, but I got up,

-3” 3 3 2 2 3 -3” 3
al-read-y brush-ing off the dust.

1 3 -3” 3 1 3 -3” 3_2
You hear my voice, you hear that sound,

3 3 3 2 2 -1 1 1
like thun-der, gon-na shake your ground.

1 3 -3” 3 2 3 -3” 3
You held me down, but I got up.

-3” 3 3 2 2 3 -3” 3
Get read-y, ‘cause I’ve had e – nough.

2 3 -3” 3_2 2 3 -3” 3_2
I see it all, I see it now.

3 3 3 3 -3” 4 4 -3” 3 4 -3”
I got the eye of the ti-ger, a fight-er

4 4 -3” 3 4 -3”
danc-ing through the fi-re,

3 4 -3” 3 4 -3”
‘cause I am a cham-pion

3 4 -4 5 -4 -3”_-2 3_4_ 4_ -3”
and you’re gon-na hear me____ roar loud-er,

4 4 -3” 3 4_ -3”
loud-er than a li-on,

3 4_ -3” 3 4_ -3”
‘cause I_ am a cham-pion

3 4 -4 5 -4_ -3”_-2 3_4_
and you’re gon-na hear me___ roar.

4 4 4 4_-3”_-2 -2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”_-2
Oh, oh, oh, oh,_____ oh,__ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,_____

-2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”_-2
oh,__ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.___

4 -4 5 -4 -3_-2 3_4
You’re gon-na hear me_ roar.

3 3 3 2 2 -1 -1 1 1
Now I’m float-ing like a but–ter-fly,

3 3 3 2 2 -1 -1 1 1
sting-ing like a bee; I earned my stripes.

1 1 -1 2_3 2__
I went from ze_-ro_

1 1 -1 2_3 2__
to my own he_-ro.

1 3 -3” 3 2 3 -3” 3
You held me down, but I got up,

-3” 3 3 2 2 3 -3” 3
al-read-y brush-ing off the dust.

1 3 -3” 3 1 3 -3” 3_2
You hear my voice, you hear that sound,

3 3 3 2 2 -1 1 1
like thun-der, gon-na shake your ground.

1 3 -3” 3 2 3 -3” 3
You held me down, but I got up.

-3” 3 3 2 2 3 -3” 3
Get read-y, ‘cause I’ve had e – nough.

2 3 -3” 3_2 2 3 -3” 3_2
I see it all, I see it now.

3 3 3 3 -3” 4 4 -3” 3 4_ -3”
I got the eye of the ti-ger, a fight-er

4 4 -3” 3 4_ -3”
danc-ing through the fi-re,

3 4_ -3” 3 4_ -3”
‘cause I_ am a cham-pion

3 4 -4 5 -4 -3”_-2 3_4__ 4_ -3”
and you’re gon-na hear me___ roar_ loud-er,

4 4 -3” 3 4_ -3”
loud-er than a li-on,

3 4_ -3” 3 4_ -3”
‘cause I_ am a cham-pion

3 4 -4 5 -4_ -3”_-2 3_4_
and you’re gon-na hear me____ roar.

4 4 4 4_-3”_-2 -2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”_-2
Oh, oh, oh, oh,_____ oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,_____

-2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”-2
oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.___

4 -4 5 -4 -3”_-2 3_4_
You’re gon-na hear me___ roar.

4 4 4 4_-3”_-2 -2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”-2
Oh, oh, oh, oh,_____ oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh_____

-2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”-2
oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.____

4 -4 5 -4 -3”_-2 3_4__
You’re gon-na hear me____ roar.

-3”_-2_ -3”_-2_ -3”_-3_ -3”_-3_ 4_-4____
Roar___– oar,___ roar___ – oar,___ roar!___

3 3 3 3 -3” 4 4 -3” 3 4_ -3”
I got the eye of the ti-ger, a fight-er,

4 4 -3” 3 4_ -3”
danc-ing through the fi-re,

3 4_ -3” 3 4_ -3”
‘cause I_ am a cham-pion

3 4 -4 5 -4 -3”_-2 3_4__ 4_ -3”
and you’re gon-na hear me____ roar_ loud-er,

4 4 -3” 3 4_ -3”
loud-er than a li-on,

3 4_ -3” 3 4_ -3”
‘cause I_ am a cham-pion

3 4 -4 5 -4 -3”_-2 3_4__
and you’re gon-na hear me____ roar.

4 4 4 4_-3”_-2 -2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”_-2
Oh, oh, oh, oh,____ oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh______

-2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”_-2
oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.____

4 -4 5 -4 -3”_-2 3_4__
You’re gon-na hear me____ roar.

4 4 4 4_-3”_-2 -2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”_-2
Oh, oh, oh, oh,_____ oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh______

-2_-3” 4 4 4 4 4_-3”_-2
oh,___ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.____

4 -4 5 -4_ -3”_-2 3__4
You’re gon-na hear me____ roar.