The Rock Island Line (hi-lo)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

THE ROCK ISLAND LINE hi-lo
American folk song
Key: A

3  3  -3”  4   4   4    4
6  6  -6   7   7   7    7
I say the Rock Is-land Line

4  4  -4  -4  4    -4
7  7  -8  -8  7    -8
Is a might-y good road

3  3  -3”  4   4   4    4
6  6  -6   7   7   7    7
I say the Rock Is-land Line

4   4   -4  -3  3
7   7   -8  -7  6
Is the road to ride

3   -3”  4   4   4    4
6   -6   7   7   7    7
Oh, the Rock Is-land Line

4  4  -4  -4  4    -4
7  7  -8  -8  7    -8
Is a might-y good road

3  -3”  4   4   4   4
6  -6   7   7   7   7
If you want to ride it,

-3” 3   4   4   4     4     4  4
-6  6   7   7   7     7     7  7
Got to ride it like you’re fly-in’

 3   -3”  4   4  4   4   4   4
 6   -6   7   7  7   7   7   7
Buy your tick-et at the sta-tion

-3” 3   -3” 3   -3”  4
-6  6   -6  6   -6   7
On the Rock Is-land Line


5  4  5   4   4  5 -4  5
8  7  8   7   7  8 -8  8
A, B, C, Dou-ble X, Y, Z

  3   3   3   3    3
  6   6   6   6    6
Cat’s in the cup-board

 3  3   -3”  -3  4
 6  6   -6   -7  7
But he can’t see me

3  3  -3”  4   4   4    4
6  6  -6   7   7   7    7
I say the Rock Is-land Line

4  4  -4  -4  4    -4
7  7  -8  -8  7    -8
Is a might-y good road

3  3  -3”  4   4   4    4
6  6  -6   7   7   7    7
I say the Rock Is-land Line

4   4   -4  -3  3
7   7   -8  -7  6
Is the road to ride

3   -3”  4   4   4    4
6   -6   7   7   7    7
Oh, the Rock Is-land Line

4  4  -4  -4  4    -4
7  7  -8  -8  7    -8
Is a might-y good road

3  -3”  4   4   4   4
6  -6   7   7   7   7
If you want to ride it,

-3” 3   4   4   4     4     4  4
-6  6   7   7   7     7     7  7
Got to ride it like you’re fly-in’

 3   -3”  4   4  4   4   4   4
 6   -6   7   7  7   7   7   7
Buy your tick-et at the sta-tion

-3” 3   -3” 3   -3”  4
-6  6   -6  6   -6   7
On the Rock Is-land Line

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