The Wabash Cannon Ball (hi-lo)

by American hobo song, circa 1880 · posted by WaltP

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+: 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

THE WABASH CANNON BALL hi-lo
American hobo song, circa 1880
Key: G

 3    3    3   3   4  -4  5  6
 6    6    6   6   7  -8  8  9
From the great At-lan-tic o-cean  

6   6   5   5  -4  4   -2”
9   9   8   8  -8  7   -5
to the wide Pa-ci-fic shore 

-3” -3”   3   3   -3  -4   5  -4
-6  -6    6   6   -7  -8   8  -8
Saw the queen of flow-ing riv-ers 

 -4  -4  -3    4   -3 -3”   3
 -8  -8  -7    7   -7 -6    6
Might-y moun-tains by the score 

  3    3    3    3    4   -4   5    6
  6    6    6    6    7   -8   8    9
She's long and she’s tall and hand-some 

 6    6     5   5  -4   4  -2”
 9    9     8   8  -8   7  -5
Yes she’s loved by one and all 

 -3” -3” 3   3  -3  -4 5   -4
 -6  -6  6   6  -7  -8 8   -8
She's a mod-ern com-bi-na-tion 

  -4   -4  -3  3   -3” -3   4
  -8   -8  -7  6   -6  -7   7
Called the Wa-bash Can-non-ball 

Chorus: 

 3   3  4  -4   5   6
 6   6  7  -8   8   9
lis-ten to the jin-gle 

 6   5   5  -4   4   -2”
 9   8   8  -8   7   -5
The rum-ble and the roar 

 3   3    -3    -4   5    -4
 6   6    -7    -8   8    -8
Rid-ing through the wood-lands 

-4 -4   -3    4  -3 -3”   3
-8 -8   -7    7  -7 -6    6
To the hills and by the shore 

 3    3    3   3  4   -4 -4  5   6
 6    6    6   6  7   -8 -8  8   9
Hear the might-y rush of the en-gine 

 6    6   5    5   -4 4    -2”
 9    9   8    8   -8 7    -5
Hear the lone-some ho-bo squall 

 3   3    -3    -4   5  -4
 6   6    -7    -8   8  -8
Rid-ing through the jun-gle 

-4 -4  -3  3   -3” -3   4
-8 -8  -7  6   -6  -7   7
On the Wa-bash Can-non-ball

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