One Toke Over the Line

by Brewer and Shipley · posted by chibluesteve

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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

 8   9   9 9   9   9     9    8  7
One toke over the line sweet Jesus
-6   7   7  7  7  7 -6 6
One toke over the line--
 8  8    9   9   8  9 -10 -10 8 -8 7
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
-6   7   8 -8  7  7 -6 6
One toke over the line--

 8  8    9   8    9    9    9    9      9   8  7
Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary
-6 -6   7   -6   7    -6 8  -8 7
Hopin' that the train is on time
 8  8    9   9   8  9 -10 -10  8  7
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
-6   7   8 -8  7   7
One toke over the line

7 -6 7   7  -6 6 -5  5  -5   6   5
Who- do you love---, I hope it's me
 6    6    -6  7    7   8   7   8  7   -8
I've been changin', as you can plainly see
7  8    7   8   -8 7    8    -8 8   8  -8 7 -6
I felt the joy and I learned about the pain---
 -6  6  -6 6   6
that my momma said
5  6   6      -6   -6  7  -6  8   8  -9 8 7
If I should choose to make a part of me----,
  7   -8  7    9    -9  8
would surely strike me dead
 6   -6  7
And now I'm 
 8   9   9 9   9   9     9    8  7
One toke over the line sweet Jesus
-6   7   7  7  7  7 -6 6
One toke over the line--
 8  8    9   9   8  9 -10 -10 8 -8 7
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
-6   7   8 -8  7  7 -6 6
One toke over the line--

 8  8    9   8    9    9    9    9      9   8  7
Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary
-6 -6   7   -6   7    -6 8  -8 7
Hopin' that the train is on time
 8  8    9   9   8  9 -10 -10  8  7
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
-6   7   8 -8  7   7
One toke over the line

7 -6   7    7 -6 6 -5  5  -5  6   5
I--- sailed away-----  a country mile,
 3   3   4   4 -6 7    8  7    8  7  -8 
And now I'm returnin' showin' off a smile
7  7   7   7   8    -8  7   8   -8  8  8 -8 7 -6   
I met all the girls and I loved myself a few----
 -6  6  -6   6  6
When to my surprise 
 5    6 6   -6   -6   -6   8    8   -9 8 7
like everything else that I've been through
7  -8  7  9  -9  8
It opened up my eyes 
 6   -6  7
And now I'm
 8   9   9 9   9   9     9    8  7
One toke over the line sweet Jesus
-6   7   7  7  7  7 -6 6
One toke over the line--
 8  8    9   9   8  9 -10 -10 8 -8 7
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
-6   7   8 -8  7  7 -6 6
One toke over the line--

 8  8    9   8    9    9    9    9      9   8  7
Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary
-6 -6   7   -6   7    -6 8  -8 7
Hopin' that the train is on time
 8  8    9   9   8  9 -10 -10  8  7
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
-6   7   8 -8  7   7
One toke over the line

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