Joe Bowers (hi-lo)

by American miners' song · 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

JOE BOWERS hi-lo
American miners’ song, circa 1860
Key: G

3   4   5  -4  4  -3”  3
6   7   8  -8  7  -6   6
My name it is Joe Bow-ers

 -3”  4 -3”  3   2   3
 -6   7 -6   6   5   6
I’ve got a broth-er Ike

5  -4   4   -4   5   6  6
8  -8   7   -8   8   9  9
I came from old Mis-sou-ri

 5   -5   5   4   5    -4
 8   -9   8   7   8    -8
Just all the way from Pike

 5    -4   4  -4  5  6    6
 8    -8   7  -8  8  9    9
I’ll tell you how I came here

 5  -5  5  4   5   -4
 8  -9  8  7   8   -8
And how I came to roam

 3    4   5   -4   4  -3”3
 6    7   8   -8   7  -6 6
And leave my poor old ma-ma

-3” 4 -3” 3   2    3
-6  7 -6  6   5    6
So far a-way from home

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