Roll Down The Line (chrom)

by American mining 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

ROLL DOWN THE LINE chrom
American mining song
Key: E
Time: 2/4

 7*  -8   6   6 -6*  7*  7*  7*
Way back yon-der in Ten-nes-see
 7*    7*   -8   6   -6*   7*
They leased the con-victs out
-6* -6* -6* 6  -5*   -6*
To work in the coal mines
-6* -6*   6  -5* -4   -8
a-gainst free la-bor stout
 -7  7*  7* -8   6   -6*  7*   7*
free la-bor re-belled a-gainst it
7*  7* -8  6   -6*   7*
To win it took some time
 7*  -6*  -6*  -6*   6 -5* -6* -6*
but while the lease was in ef-fect
 -6* -6*   -7  7*  -6*   6
they made ‘em rise and shine

 7* 7*   -7  -7   -8   -8   8*  -8
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line
 7* 7*   -7  -7   -8   -8   8*  -8
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line
-8  -8   -8   -8  8* -8
Yon-der comes my dar-lin’
-7  -7   -7   7*  -7
Com-in’ down the line
-6* -6*  7*   7*  -7   -7  -8   -7
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line
-6* -6*  7*   7*  -7   -7  -8   -7
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line
-8  -8   -8   -8 -8  -7
Yon-der comes my dar-lin’
 7* 7*   -6* -6*  6
Com-in’ down the line

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