The Erie Canal (chrom)

by New York work song (circa 1820) · 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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Tab

THE ERIE CANAL chrom
New York work song circa 1820
Key: Em

 -4   2  2  3     3   -3  -3 -4
I’ve got a mule, her name is Sal
-4   -4   -4   2  -2* 3  2  -2* 2
Fif-teen miles on the E-rie Ca-nal
 -4  -4  2    2    3   3
She’s a good hard work-er
 3  3  -3   -3  -4
And a real good pal
-4   -4   -4   2  -2* 3  2  -2* 2
Fif-teen miles on the E-rie Ca-nal
 -4     -5    -4   -5  -4 -5 -4  -3
We’ve hauled some barg-es in our day
  -4    3   -4  -2*   -4   3  -2*
Filled with lum-ber, coal and hay
 -4   2  2  3    3    -3    3 -3  -4
From Buf-fa-lo we’re start-ing a trip
-4   -4 -3  -4   2 -2* 3  2  -2*  2
And it’s a slow but a ver-y good ship
-1  -4    -4    -4  -3 -4  3  -3
Hey low bridge, ev-‘ry bod-y down
-4    -4      3  -3 -4  3   -3-2* 3
Low bridge, we’re a-com-in’ to a town
-4    4    -5  -4   -5   -4    4    4
And you’ll al-ways know your neigh-bor
  -3   -5  -4   -5   -4   4
You’ll al-ways know your pal
4    4    -4 -3 -4  3  4  -4
If you’ve ev-er nav-i-gat-ed
4  -3 -4  3  -3  3
On the E-rie Ca-nal

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