Rise Up, Shepherd And Follow (chromatic)

by African-American Christmas Spiritual · posted by WaltP

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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

RISE UP, SHEPHERD, AND FOLLOW chromatic
African-American Christmas Spiritual
Vanessa Williams
Key: D

  -9   -8  -9  -9 -8   -9  -8   -8   -7   -7
There's a star in the East on Christ-mas morn 
 -7  -7    8   8    -8  -7  -7
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low 
-9  -8   -9  -9 -8   -9
It will lead to the place 
 -8    7  -7   -8  -6*6-5 
where the Sav-ior’s born 
-6* -6*   6    6    -5  -4  -5
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low 

  -5   -6*  -7  -7    -8   -8   -7 
Leave your ewes and leave your lambs
 -7  -7    8   8    -8  -7  -7
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low
 -5    -6*   -7  -7   -8    -8   -7
Leave your sheep and leave your rams
-6* -6*   6    6    -5  -4  -5
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low

-5-6* -7  -8  -7
Fol- low, fol-low, 
 -7  -7  8    8    -8  -7  -7
rise up shep-herd, and fol-low 
-5  -5  -6*  -7  -7  -8  -7-6*6-5
Fol-low the star of Beth-le-hem 
-6* -6*    6   6    -5  -4  -5
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low

-9 -8   -9   -9-8 -9  -8 -8  -8  -7    -7
If you take good heed to the an-gels' words 
 -7  -7   8    8    -8  -7  -7
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low 
  -9   -8  -9  -9-8   -9
You'll for-get your flock, 
  -8    7  -7   -8 -6*6-5
you'll for-get your herd 
-6* -6*    6   6    -5  -4  -5
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low

  -5   -6*  -7  -7    -8   -8   -7 
Leave your ewes and leave your lambs
 -7  -7    8   8    -8  -7  -7
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low
 -5    -6*   -7  -7   -8    -8   -7
Leave your sheep and leave your rams
-6* -6*   6    6    -5  -4  -5
Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low

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