Cripple Creek Ferry (hi & lo)

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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

CRIPPLE CREEK FERRY hi & lo
By Neil Young
Key: G

 6    6   -5   5    -4  -3” 4
 9    9   -9   8    -8  -6  7
Hey, hey Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

-3”   4     5     3 -3”-3”   4  -4    5
 -6   7     8     6  -6 -6   7  -8    8
Butt-ing through the ov-er-hang-ing trees

 6    6   6   6   -5   5   -4   -3” 4
 9    9   9   9   -9   8   -8   -6  7
Make way for the Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

 4  -3” -3” 4  -4    5
 7  -6  -6  7  -8    8 
The wat-ers go-ing down 

 3   3  -3” -3”  4     5-44
 6   6  -6  -6   7     8-87
it's a might-y tight squeeze.


 6  6   6   5   6   -6     6
 9  9   9   8   9   -10    9
All a-lone the cap-tain stands

 6   6     6    5   6   -6    6
 9   9     9    8   9  -10    9
Has-n't heard from his deck hands.

 5  -5   4     4   4  -3”
 8  -8   7     7   7  -6
The gam-bler tips his hat 

 4    4      5     3    3
 7    7      8     6    6
and walks towards the door.

  5   5  -5   5   -4  -4  5    -4
  8   8  -9   8   -8  -8  8    -8
It's the sec-ond half of the cruise.

-2” -2”  -3” 4    5   3  -3”3 
-5  -5   -6  7    8   6   -66 
And you know he hates to lose.

 6    6   -5   5    -4  -3” 4
 9    9   -9   8    -8  -6  7
Hey, hey Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

-3”   4     5     3 -3”-3”   4  -4    5
 -6   7     8     6  -6 -6   7  -8    8
Butt-ing through the ov-er-hang-ing trees

 6    6   6   6   -5   5   -4   -3” 4
 9    9   9   9   -9   8   -8   -6  7
Make way for the Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

 4  -3” -3” 4  -4    5
 7  -6  -6  7  -8    8 
The wat-ers go-ing down 

 3   3  -3” -3”  4     5-44
 6   6  -6  -6   7     8-87
it's a might-y tight squeeze.

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