Roll Down The Line (hi-lo)

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 hi-lo
American mining song
Key: E
Time: 2/4

 5   6    4   4  -4  5   5   5
 8   9    7   7  -8  8   8   8
Way back yon-der in Ten-nes-see

 5     5     6   4   -4    5
 8     8     9   7   -8    8
They leased the con-victs out

-4  -4  -4  4   -3   -4
-8  -8  -8  7   -7   -8
To work in the coal mines

-4  -4    4   -3  3    6
-8  -8    7   -7  6    9
a-gainst free la-bor stout

 -5  5   5  6    4   -4   5    5
 -9  8   8  9    7   -8   8    8
free la-bor re-belled a-gainst it

5   5  6   4    -4   5
8   8  9   7    -8   8
To win it took some time

 5   -4   -4   -4    4  -3 -4  -4
 8   -8   -8   -8    7  -7 -8  -8
but while the lease was in ef-fect

 -4   -4   -5  5   -4    4
 -8   -8   -9  8   -8    7
they made ‘em rise and shine


 5  5    -5  -5   6    6   -6   6
 8  8    -9  -9   9    9   -10  9
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line

 5  5    -5  -5   6    6   -6   6
 8  8    -9  -9   9    9   -10  9  
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line

 6   6    6   6  -6   6
 9   9    9   9  -10  9
Yon-der comes my dar-lin’

-5  -5   -5   5   -5
-9  -9   -9   8   -9
Com-in’ down the line

-4  -4   5    5   -5   -5   6   -5
-8  -8   8    8   -9   -9   9   -9
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line

-4  -4   5    5   -5   -5   6   -5
-8  -8   8    8   -9   -9   9   -9
Bud-dy won’t you roll down the line

 6   6    6   6   6  -5
 9   9    9   9   9  -9
Yon-der comes my dar-lin’

 5  5    -4  -4   4
 8  8    -8  -8   7
Com-in’ down the line

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