Abilene (chromatic)

by Sheryl Crow, Jimmy Dean · 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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

ABILENE
By: Lester Brown, John D. Loudermilk
    Bog Gibson
George Hamilton IV,  Sheryl Crow,
Buck Owens, Jimmy Dean
Key: G

-4 -4 -4   -4 -4 -3
Ab-i-lene, Ab-i-lene.   
 3   3   3    3   3   3  3   -1
Pret-ti-est town I've ev-er seen. 
-3  -3   -3   -3   -2*  -2*  -1
Wom-en there will treat you mean  
-1  2 -2*  3   3  3  2  3
in  Ab-i-lene, my Ab-i-lene. 

-4 -4 -4 -4   -4  -3  -4  -3
I sit a-lone most ev-‘ry night. 
  3     3      3    3    3   3   -1
Watch those trains pull out of sight; 
  -3 -3  -3   -3   -3  -2*  2 -2* -1
Don't I wish they were car-ry-ing me  
  2 -2* 3 -1  3    3  3  2   3
Back to Ab-i-lene, my Ab-i-lene. 

-4 -4 -4   -4 -4 -3
Ab-i-lene, Ab-i-lene.  
 3   3   3   3    3   3  3   -1 
Pret-ti-est town I've ev-er seen. 
-3  -3   -3   -3   -2*  -2*  -1
Wom-en there will treat you mean, 
-1 2 -2*  3   3  3  2   3
in Ab-i-lene, my Ab-i-lene. 
 -4   -4 -4 -4   -4   -4    -3  -4   -3
Crowd-ed cit-y there ain't noth-ing free 
  3   3  3    3    3   3  -1
Noth-ing in this town for me 
 -3  -3 -3   -3   -3 -2* -2*  -1
Wish to the Lord that I could be 
-1 2 -2*  3     3   3  3  3
In Ab-i-lene, sweet Ab-i-lene.

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