Columbus Stockade Blues (hi-lo)

by Southern American folk blues · 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

COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES hi-lo
Southern American folk blues
Key: E

5-4  4    3  3   4   5    6    5
8-8  7    6  6   7   8    9    8
Way down, in Co-lum-bus, Geor-gia

 5   5  -5  5   -5  5  -4   4
 9   9  -9  8   -9  8  -8   7
Want to go back to Ten-nes-see

5-4  4    3  3   4   5    6    5
8-8  7    6  6   7   8    9    8
Way down, in Co-lum-bus stock-ade

-5    6    -5    5     -5     5  -4  4
-9    9    -9    8     -9     8  -8  7
My friends all turned their backs on me

 5   -5   6  -6  6   -5   -5
 8   -9   9 -10  9   -9   -9
Well you can go and leave me

6  -6   6   5
9  -10  9   8
If you want to

-6  6  -5  -5   6    -6  6
-10 9  -9  -9   9   -10   9
Nev-er let it cross your mind

-5  5   -4    4    3   4   5   6  5
-9  8   -8    7    6   7   8   9  8
For in your heart you love an-oth-er

  6    6  -5   5  -5    5  -4    4
  9    9  -9   8  -9    8  -8    7
Leave lit-tle dar-lin’; I don’t mind

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