One Toke Over The Line (chromatic)

by Michael Brewer & Thomas Shipley · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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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

Range: G3 to A5      4/4 Time

Tab Notations:    none = blow    - = draw    . = lower register         ____ = hold/sustain     
-3___3___-2 = slide smoothly from one note to next 


6   7    7 7   7   7____ 7     6  5
One toke o-ver the line, sweet Je-sus,

-3  4    4 4   4   4__-3__3
one toke o-ver the line.___

6   6    7    7    6  7 -7   -7  6__-5 4
Sit-tin' down-town in a rail-way sta – tion, 

-3  4    6 -5  5   4__-3__3
one toke o-ver the line.___

6    6   7   6   7     7    7    7     7     6  5
Wait-in' for the train that goes home, sweet Ma-ry, 

-3  -3  4    -3  4     -3 6  -5__5____
hop-in' that the train is on time.____
 
6   6    7    7    6  7 -7   -7  6   5
Sit-tin' down-town in a rail-way sta-tion,

-3  4    6 -5  5   5_______
one toke o-ver the line.___ 


4____-3 4  4   -3_3_______-2_  2 -2   3    2______
Who____ do you love?_________, I hope it's me.____ 

3    3_____ -3    4___ 5  6   5   6     5  -5_____
I've been   chang-in', as you can plain-ly see.___

5 6    5   6   -5  5 6      -5 6    6   -5__5____-3
I felt the joy and I learned a-bout the pain_______

-3   3  -3 3  3______
that my ma-ma said.__

2  3 3      -3     -3 4    -3 6    6  -6___6__5
If I should choose to make a  part of me_______, 

5     -5   5  7      -6 6______
would sure-ly strike me dead.__ 

3   -3  4___
And now I'm_

6   7    7 7   7   7____   7     6  5
One toke o-ver the line,__ sweet Je-sus,

-3  4    4 4   4   4__-3__3
one toke o-ver the line.___

6   6    7    7    6  7 -7   -7  6__-5 4
Sit-tin' down-town in a rail-way sta - tion 

-3  4    6 -5  5   5_______
one toke o-ver the line.___

6    6   7   6   7     7    7    7     7     6  5
Wait-in' for the train that goes home, sweet Ma-ry, 

-3  -3  4    -3  4     -3 6  -5__5____
hop-in' that the train is on time.____
 
6   6    7    7    6  7 -7   -7  6   5
Sit-tin' down-town in a rail-way sta-tion,
 
-3  4    6 -5  5   5_______
one toke over the line.____ 


4______-3 4      4 -3_3_______-2_ 2 -2   3   2_______
I________ sailed a way___________ a coun-try mile____

.3  -.3 1   1  -3   4   5 6    5   6   5  -5________
and now I’m re-turn-in’,  show-in’ off my smile.____

5 5   5   6 5   6     -5  5 6     -5 6    6 -5__5____-3
I met all   the girls and I loved my-self a few,_______

-3   3  -3 3   3_______
when to my sur-prise___

2    3   3  -3    -3   4 -3   6    6    -6___6___5
like ev-‘ry-thing else   that I’ve been through,__

5  -5  5     7  -6 6_______
it o - pened up my eyes.___

3   -3  4___
And now I’m_

6   7    7 7   7   7____ 7     6  5
One toke o-ver the line, sweet Je-sus,

-3  4    4 4   4   4__-3__3
one toke o-ver the line.___

6   6    7    7    6  7 -7   -7  6__-5 4
Sit-tin' down-town in a rail-way sta – tion, 

-3  4    6 -5  5   4__-3__3
one toke o-ver the line.___

6    6   7   6   7     7    7    7     7     6  5
Wait-in' for the train that goes home, sweet Ma-ry, 

-3  -3  4    -3  4     -3 6  -5__5____
hop-in' that the train is on time.____
 
6   6    7    7    6  7 -7   -7  6   5
Sit-tin' down-town in a rail-way sta-tion,

-3  4    6 -5  5   5_______
one toke o-ver the line.___ 

-3_____ 4___  -3  4    6 5   6   6________________
One____ toke, one toke o-ver the line.____________

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