The Cowboy (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

THE COWBOY 2nd pos
American folk song
Key: D
Time: 2/4
Harp: G

-1 -1  3    3    -3   -4 -3   4    4    5
-4 -4  6    6    -7   -8 -7   7    7    8
Oh, a man there lives on the west-ern plains

 -4  4 -3  -3  -4   -4  -3  -3”  -3” -4
 -8  7 -7  -7  -8   -8  -7  -6   -6  -8
With a ton of fight and an ounce of brains

-1    3    3   -3 -4-3  4    4    5
-4    6    6   -7 -8-7  7    7    8
Who herds the cows and robs the trains

 4   -3  4   4   -4  -3 -3”  3
 7   -7  7   7   -8  -7 -6   6
And goes by the name of cow-boy

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