Cripple Creek Ferry (hi & lo 2nd pos.)

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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 2nd pos.
By Neil Young
Key: G

The song is tabbed on a C diatonic

-8   -8    7  -7    -6   5  6
-4   -4    4  -3   -3”   2  3 
Hey, hey Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

 5    6     -7   -4  5  5    6  -6    -7
 2    3     -3   -1  2  2    3  -3”   -3
Butt-ing through the ov-er-hang-ing trees

 -8  -8  -8  -8    7  -7   -6    5  6
 -4  -4  -4  -4    4  -3   -3”   2  3
Make way for the Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

 6   5   5  6  -6   -7
 3   2   2  3  -3”  -3
The wat-ers go-ing down 

 -4 -4   5   5   6    -7-66
 -1 -1   2   2   3    -3-3”3
it's a might-y tight squeeze.


-8 -8  -8  -7  -8   8     -8
-4 -4  -4  -3  -4   5     -4
All a-lone the cap-tain stands

-8  -8    -8   -7  -8    8   -8
-4  -4    -4   -3  -4    5   -4
Has-n't heard from his deck hands.

-7  -6   6     6   6   5
-3  -3”  3     3   3   2
The gam-bler tips his hat 

 6    6      -7   -4   -4
 3    3      -3   -1   -1
and walks towards the door.

 -7  -7   7  -7   -6  -6 -7    -6
 -3  -3   4  -3   -3” -3”-3    -3”
It's the sec-ond half of the cruise.

 4   4    5  6    -7  -4  5-4
 1   1    2  3    -3  -1  2-1
And you know he hates to lose.

-8   -8    7  -7    -6   5  6
-4   -4    4  -3   -3”   2  3 
Hey, hey Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

 5    6     -7   -4  5  5    6  -6    -7
 2    3     -3   -1  2  2    3  -3”   -3
Butt-ing through the ov-er-hang-ing trees

 -8  -8  -8  -8    7  -7   -6    5  6
 -4  -4  -4  -4    4  -3   -3”   2  3
Make way for the Crip-ple Creek fer-ry

 6   5   5  6  -6   -7
 3   2   2  3  -3”  -3
The wat-ers go-ing down 

 -4 -4   5   5   6    -7-66
 -1 -1   2   2   3    -3-3”3
it's a might-y tight squeeze.

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