Turning Tables (12 hole Chromatic Solo)

Turning Tables (12 hole Chromatic Solo)
Words and Music by Adele Adkins and Ryan Tedder
Key of C Minor (Eb Major)
Key of Tenor C Range G3 to C5 Key of C Range G4 to C6
Requires either a Tenor C Solo tuned Chromatic (ideal)
or a 12 hole Key of C Solo tuned chromatic (octave high)

Notations: none = blow – = draw
____ = hold; sustain * = button in
-5*_-6_5__ = slur; slide smoothly from note to note
-2 = 2* and can be used interchangeably.
(If you prefer one over the other, or just need a change
in breath direction.)

-5* -5 -5*___ -5 -5*___ -5 5_____
Close e-nough_ to start_ a war,__

-5* -5* -5*___ 5____
all that I____ have_

5 -5* -5* 5_______
is on the floor.__

-5* -5* -5 -5*__ -5* -6 7___ -5* 5____
God on – ly knows what we’re fight-ing for._

-5 -5* -5*___ 5___
All that I____ say,

-5* -5* -5*_ -5_ -5*_-6_5_________
you al – ways say more.____________

5___ -5___ -5*___ -6___ -5* -5
I___ can’t keep__ up___ with your

5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5* -5 5___ -5___ -5*
turn-ing__ ta____-bles_ un-der your thumb I

-3____ -4________
can’t_ breathe.__

7 -7*___ 7___
So I_____ won’t

-7*___ 7___
Let___ you_

7__ 7 7___ -6 7*___ 7 -5* -7*____ 7__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I______ won’t

-7*___ 7__
res___-cue

7 7 7___ -6 7*___ 7 -5* 6* 7 -7*___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I can’t give you __________ (the)

8 -7* -7* 7 7* -6_-5*___
heart you think you gave me,______

-5* 6* 7 7*__ 7__ -5*_____
it’s time to say good- bye____

-5 -5* -5 -5 -5*_______________
to turn-ing ta-bles,_____________

-5 -5*_ -5 -5*__ -7*__________7*_7_6*______-5*_______
to turn-ing ta___-bles._______________________________

-5* -5 -5*___ -5 -5* -5 -5* -7*
Un – der haunt – ed skies I see you,

-5*_6*__7*_7_6*_-5* 5 5 5 5
ooo,_______________ where love is lost

5 -5*_-7*____ -5* 5____________-3*__
your ghost______ is found._____________

7 7 7 7__ 7 -7*___ 7 7*_7_ -6____
I braved a hun – dred storms to leave you,__

-5* -5* 6* 7 -7*___ -5* 6* 7
as hard as you try,__ no I will

6* -5* -5*______ -5*_-6 6*___________
nev-er be_______ knocked down.________

5___ -5___ -5*___ -6___ -5* -5
I___ can’t keep__ up___ with your

5___ -5___ -5*___ 6*___ -5* -5 5___ -5___ -5*
turn-ing__ ta____-bles_ un-der your thumb I

-3____ -5________
can’t_ breathe.__

7 -7*___ 7___
So I_____ won’t

-7*___ 7___
Let___ you_

7__ 7 7___ -6 7*___ 7 -5* -7*____ 7__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I______ won’t

-7*___ 7__
res___-cue

7 7 7___ -6 7*___ 7 -5* 6* 7 -7*___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I can’t give you __________ (the)

8 -7* -7* 7 7* -6_-5*___
heart you think you gave me,______

-5* 6* 7 7*__ 7__ -5*_____
it’s time to say good- bye____

-5 -5* -5 -5 -5*_______________
to turn-ing ta-bles,_____________

-5 -5*_ -5 -5*__ -7*__________7*_7_6*______-5*_______
to turn-ing ta___-bles._______________________________

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6 7
Next time_ I’ll be___ brav-er,

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6 7 -5*__5__
I’ll be___ my__ own__ sav-ior when____

5 -5* -5* -5*___ -5* 6*______7_6*_-5*_6*__7___
the thun-der calls_ to me,______________________

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6 7
Next time_ I’ll be___ brav-er,

7___ -6___ 7___ -6___ -6 7 -5*__5__
I’ll be___ my__ own__ sav-ior stand-ing

-5* -5* -5*__ -5* 6*___-5_4_-3*_-5__5_-5________
on my own___ two feet._________________________

-7*___ 7___
I_____ won’t

-7*___ 7___
Let___ you_

7__ 7 7___ -6 7*___ 7 -5* -7*____ 7__
close e-nough to hurt_ me, no, I______ won’t

-7*___ 7__
res___-cue

7 7 7___ -6 7*___ 7 -5* 6* 7 -7*___________
you to just de-sert_ me. I can’t give you __________ (the)

8 -7* -7* 7 7* -6_-5*___
heart you think you gave me,______

-5* 6* 7 7*__ 7__ -5*_____
it’s time to say good- bye____

-5 -5* -5 -5 -5*_______________
to turn-ing ta-bles,_____________

-5 -5*_ -5 -5*__ -7*___________8_______-7*__8
to turn-ing ta___-bles._______________________

7__ 7-7* 7_-6_-5*_4_-3*_4_-5*_______
turn-ing ta______-bles,_____________

7__-6___-5*_________
yeah,__ yeah._______

-5* -5* -5 5___
Duh, duh, duh, no,_

-5* -5* -5 5___-3_4_-3_4___ 3______
Duh, duh, duh, no,_____________ yeah.___