Bound For The Rio Grande (hi-lo)
by 19th C. English Sea Chantey · posted by WaltP
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- +
- 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)
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BOUND FOR THE RIO GRANDE hi-lo
19th C. English sea chantey
Key: D
Time: 6/8
3 4 4 4 5 5
6 7 7 7 8 8
Oh, say have ye ev-er
5 -4 4 -4 4
8 -8 7 -8 7
Been down Ri-o Grande
6 5 -6 6
9 8 -10 9
Way for Ri-o
6 -6 7 -6 6 -5
9 -10 10 -10 9 -9
It’s there that the riv-er
5 -5 6 -5 5
8 -9 9 -9 8
Flows down gold-en sand
4 -4 5 -4 5 -44-4 4
7 -8 8 -8 8 -87-8 7
And we’re bound for the Ri-o Grande
4 -4 5 -4 4 -4 4
7 -8 8 -8 7 -8 7
Then a-way, bul-lies a-way
6 5 -6 6
9 8 -10 9
Way for Ri-o
6 -6 7 -6 6-5 5 -5 6 -5 5
9 -1010 -10 9-9 8 -9 9 -9 8
So fare ye well me pret-ty young gal
4 -4 5 -5 4 -44-4 4
7 -8 8 -9 8 -87-8 7
And we’re bound for the Ri-o Grande