Green Grow The Lilacs (hi-lo)

by Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter · 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

GREEN GROW THE LILACS hi-lo
Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter
Key: E
Time: 3/4


  3    5    5  5   -4
  6    8    8  8   -8
Green grow the li-lacs 

 4    2    3    4    4
 7    5    6    7    7
all spark-ling with dew

 5   6   5   5   5   -4
 8   9   8   8   8   -8
I’m lone-ly, my dar-ling, 

  4    3   -3   -4   6
  7    6   -7   -8   9
since part-ing with you

 6  6   5   5    5   -4
 9  9   8   8    8   -8
but by our next meet-ing 

4  -3” -3” -3”   -5
7  -6  -6  -6    -9
I hope to prove true

-5    6     6    6   -6   6
-9    9     9    9   -10  9
And change the green li-lacs

5   5  -4    -3” -3   4
8   8  -8    -6  -7   7
To the red white and blue

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