The Crocodile (chrom)

by Irish-Nova Scotia tavern song circa 1880’s · 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

THE CROCODILE chrom
Irish-Nova Scotia tavern song circa 1880’s
Key: Bb

 -6  -3*  5    -5   -5*  -6  -6 -5
Come list ye, lands-men, all to me
-6 -7*  -7*   8   -7   -7*
To tell the truth I’m bound
 8   -9   -9  -7* 8  -7 -7*-7* -7* -5
What hap-pened to me by go-ing to sea
-5  -5  -5*  -5*  -6 -6  -3*
And the won-ders that I found
 -6    -3*   5 -5  -5* -6  -6  -5
Ship-wrecked I was one sap-py rouse
-5   -7* -7* 8  -7   -7*
And cast all on the shore
8 -9 -7*  8    -7 -7* -7*  -5
So I re-solved to take a cruise
-5  -5*  -5* -6 -6  -3*
The coun-try to ex-plore
-3*-3* 5 -5  -5* -5*
To my ri tol loo-ral
-6 7  -7 -6  -7 -7   8  -7  -7*
Lo-ra-li-do  Ri-tol loo-ral lay
8  -9 -7* 8  -7  -7 -7* -7*
To my ri tol lol fo-lid-dle
-7* -7* -5
Lol de fol
-5 -5*-5* -6  -6  -3*
To my tol loo-ral lay

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