Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (hi-lo)

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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

ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS hi-lo
American folk song
Key: A

  5    5  -4  4   -3” 3   4    4
  8    8  -8  7   -6  6   7    7
Ain’t gon-na live in the coun-try

  5    5  -4  4   5   5   -4
  8    8  -8  7   8   8   -8
Ain’t gon-na live on the farm

 5     -4   4     4   -4    5
 8     -8   7     7   -8    8
Well, I’ll lay ‘round the shack

 -4   5   -5   -5     4    -3”
 -8   8   -9   -9     7    -6
‘Til the mail train comes back

-3”  -3”  3   3  3    5   5   -4   4
-6   -6   6   6  6    8   8   -8   7
And I’ll roll in my sweet ba-by’s arms


 5   5  -4   4   -3” 3    4
 8   8  -8   7   -6  6    7
Roll in my sweet ba-by’s arms

 5   5  -4   4   5   5    -4
 8   8  -8   7   8   8    -8
Roll in my sweet ba-by’s arms

 4     4   -4    5
 7     7   -8    8
Lay ‘round the shack 

 -4   5   -5   -5     4    -3”
 -8   8   -9   -9     7    -6
‘Til the mail train comes back

 -3”  -3”  3   3  3    5   5   -4   4
 -6   -6   6   6  6    8   8   -8   7
Then I’ll roll in my sweet ba-by’s arms

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