Jordon Ain't A Hard Road To Travel (hi-lo)

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 hi-lo
W: Ossian E. Dodge
M: Daniel Decatur Emmett
Key: D

3    3    4   4  4  4   4
6    6    7   7  7  7   7
As we’re liv-ing in an age

 3   4   4    4   4  -3
 6   7   7    7   7  -7
When ev-‘ry-thing is new

  3    4    4   4  4  -3  -3
  6    7    7   7  7  -7  -7
We’ve made our cal-cu-la-tions

-4  4   -3  3
-8  7   -7  6
All ac-cord-in’

3   4   4  4   -3
6   7   7  7   -7
To sing a new song

 3    3    -3”-3”-3”   -3”   3
 6    6    -6 -6 -6    -6    6
That will give a dif-f’rent hue

2  2  -2”   -2”
5  5  -5    -5
To a song called 

 2  -1  -1  3   -2” 2   1
 5  -4  -4  6   -5  5   4
The oth-er side of Jor-dan

 3    1    1    2
 6    4    4    5
Then sing boys sing

 3   2 -2” 2  -2” -3” 3
 6   5 -5  5  -5  -6  6
With a mer-ry mer-ry ring

 2   1   1   1    1    2
 5   4   4   4    4    5
Nor med-dle with the cares

3  2  -2”  -1
6  5  -5   -4
Of a neigh-bor

3    1     1    1   2
6    4     4    4   5
If man’ll mind his own

 3   2  -2” 2   -2” -3” 4
 6   5  -5  5   -5  -6  7
And let oth-er folks a-lone

 4   -3   3    3   3  3    3
 7   -7   6    6   6  6    6 
Then Jor-dan ain’t a hard road 

3   3   -2” -1  2   1
6   6   -5  -4  5   4
To trav-el, not at all

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