Jordon Ain't A Hard Road To Travel (chrom)

by Hymn · 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

JORDON AIN’T A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL chrom
W: Ossian E. Dodge
M: Daniel Decatur Emmett
Key: D

-3  -3   -5  -5  -5 -5 -5
As we’re liv-ing in an age
 -3  -5  -5  -5   -5  5*
When ev-‘ry-thing is new
 -3    -5  -5  -5  -5 5*   5*
We’ve made our cal-cu-la-tions
 6  -5  5*  -3
All ac-cord-in’
-3  -5 -5 -5   5* 
To sing a new song
 -3   -3   -4 -4 -4    -4   -3
That will give a dif-f’rent hue
-2*-2* 3    3
To a song called 
-2*  2  2   -3  3  -2* -1
The oth-er side of Jor-dan
 -3   -1   -1   -2*
Then sing boys sing
 -3 -2* 3 -2*  3  -4  -3
With a mer-ry mer-ry ring
-2* -1  -1   -1  -1   -2*
Nor med-dle with the cares
-3-2*  3    2
Of a neigh-bor
-3   -1    -1  -1  -2*
If man’ll mind his own
-3  -2*  3 -2*   3  -4  -5
And let oth-er folks a-lone
 -5   5* -3   -3  -3  -3   -3
Then Jor-dan ain’t a hard road 
-3  -3  3    2 -2* -1
To trav-el, not at all

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