Just Before The Battle, Mother

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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)

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Tab

JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE, MOTHER
By: George F. Root 1863
Key: Bb

-3*  4   -5  -2  -3* -3    -3  3
Just be-fore the bat-tle, moth-er
-3-3*  4   -4   -5  4  -3*
I am think-ing most of you
 -3*  4  -5 -2   -3*   -3    -3    3
While up-on the field we’re watch-ing
 -3  -3* 4 -4 -5 4  -3*
With the en-e-my in view
-5   -5    -5*  -5    4  -3* 3  -3*
Com-rades brave are round me ly-ing
  4     -5      4   -3*  -3   3  -2
Filled with thoughts of home and God
-2   -3*  4    -5   -2 -3* -3  -3   3
For well they know that on the mor-row
 -3   -3*   4   -4  -5    4  -3*
Some will sleep be-neath the sod
 -5   -5   -5*  -5   4  -3*  3 -3*
Fare-well, moth-er, you may nev-er
  4   -5 4   -3*  -3   3  -2
Press me to your heart a-gain
-2  -3*   4    -5  -2  -3* -3   -3  3
But, O, you’ll not for-get me, moth-er
-3 -3*  4   -4    -5   4   -3*
If I’m num-ber’d with the slain

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