Walkin' Blues (cross harp)
by Robert Johnson · posted by ,,,
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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.
3 -3 -5 -5 -4 -3’ -4 4 3 3 -2” -2 -2” -2 -2” -2
I woke up this m-o-r-ni-ng, feelin’ 'rou-nd for my shoes
-2” 3 3 3 3 3 -4 4 -3’ 3 3
Know ‘bout at I got these old wa-lk-in’ blues
-3 -5 -4 -4 -3’ -3 3 -2” 3 3 3 -2” -2” -2” -2
Woke up this m-o-r-ni-ng, Feelin’ 'round oh, for my shoes
-2’ -3’ -4 -3’ -4 4 3 4 -4 -3’ -4 4 -3’ 3 3
But you kno-w bout ‘at I got the-se old wa-lk-in’ blues
-4’ -4’ -4’ -3’ 4 -3’ 3 4 -4 -4 -3’ -4
Lord I feel like blowing my woh-old lonesome horn
-4’ -4’ -3’ -4’ 4 -3 3 3 -3 -4 4 -3 3
Got up this morning my little Berniece wa-s gone
-3’ -5 -4 -3’ 4 3 4 6 -2” 3 3 3
Lord I fe-el li-ke blow-ooon my lonesome horn
-4’ -4’ -4’ -4’ -3’ -4 4 3 -3 4 -4’ 4 -3’ -4’ 4 3 -3’ 3
Well I got up this morn-i-n-g who-allllllll I ha-d was gone
-4’ -4’ -4’ -4’ -4 4 -3’ -4’ 3 -4 -4 4 -3’ -4 -4
Well-ah leave this morn if I have to woh ri-de the blind, ah
-4’ -4’ 4 -4 -3 -3 3 -4’ 4 3 -3 3
I feel mistreated and I don't mi-nd dying
-3’ -3’ -3’ -4 3 2 -2” -2 2 2 2 2 -2
Leavin’ this mor-n, ah I have to ride a bli-nd
-4 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -3’ 4 -3’ -4 -4 -3’ 3
Babe I been mistreated, b-a-by and IIII don't mind dying
6 -5 -4 4 -5 -4’ -4’ 4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -3’ -4 4 -3’ 3
Well some people tell me that the worried blues a-in't baaaaaaaad
6 -3’ -4 -3’ 4 3 -4 4 3 -3’ -2” 3
Worst old feeling I most ev-e-r haaaaaaad
-3’ 5 6 -4 -3’ 3 3 -2” -2 -2 -2” 3 3 3
Some people tell me that these old worried old blues ain’t bad
-3 -4 -4’-4 -4 -3’ -4 3 -2” 3 -4’ 4 -3’ -4 4 -3’ 3 3
It’s theeeeee worst old feeliiiiiiiin IIIIIII most ev-e-r had
-4 -4 -4 -4 -3’ 4 -4 4 4 4 3 -4 -3’ -4
She's got a Elgin movement from her head down to her toes
-4 4 -4’ -4’ -3’ 4 -3’ 3 3 -4’ -3 4 -3 3 -3’
Break in on a dollar most anywhere sheeeee go-es
6 -2” -2” -2” 2 3 3 3
Ooo to her head down to her toes.
-4 4 -3 -4’ -4’ 4 -3 -4’ -4’ 4 -3’ -3’ -3’ 4 3 -3 3
Lo-rd, she break in on a dollar mo-st an-y-whe-re she goes