The Cruel War

by Peter, Paul, & Mary · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: 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 CRUEL WAR
By Paul Stookey & Peter Yarrow
Key:G

6     6    6  -6  7   7
The cruel war is rag-ing, 
-8   8  -8  -8   8
John-ny has to fight
-8 7    7 -7  -6   -6
I want to be with him 
-6     6   -6  7   7
from morn-ing to night.
6  6   6  -6  7    7 
I want to be with him, 
7     -8   -8  -8    8
it grieves my heart so,
8      -8  7   7 -7  -6   -6
Won’t you let me go with you? 
6   -6  7    7
No, my love, no.

6   6   6  -6  7   7
To-mor-row is Sun-day, 
-8   8  -8 -8   8
Mon-day is the day
8     -8   7    7   -7   -6  -6
That your cap-tain will call you 
-6   6   -6  7  7
and you must o-bey.
6     6    6   -6   7    7
Your cap-tain will call you 
7    -8    -8  -8    8
it grieves my heart so,
8      -8  7   7 -7  -6   -6
Won’t you let me go with you? 
6   -6  7    7
No, my love, no.

6     6   6   -6  7 
I’ll tie back my hair, 
7       -8   8   -8  -8   8
Men’s cloth-ing I’ll put on,
-8     7  7   -7   -6  -6
I’ll pass as your com-rade, 
-6  6   -6  7   7 
as we march a-long.

6     6    6  -6   7    7
I’ll pass as your com-rade, 
7   -8  8   -8 -8   8
no one will ev-er know.
8      -8  7   7 -7  -6   -6
Won’t you let me go with you? 
6   -6   7   7
No, my love, no.

6   6    6  -6  7   7
Oh John-ny, oh John-ny, 
7  -8   8   -8 -8   8
I fear you are un-kind
-8 7    7  -7   7   7
I love you far bet-ter 
7     6  -6  7   7
than all of man-kind.
6   6   6  -6   7   7
I love you far bet-ter 
7     -8    8   -8  -8   8
than words can e’re ex-press
8     -8   7  7  -7  -6   -6
Won’t you let me go with you? 
6    -6   7    7
Yes, my love, yes.
6    -6   -7   7
Yes, my love, yes.

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