Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing

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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

LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
W: James Weldon Johnson
M: J. Rosamond Johnson
Bebe Wynans
Key: Bb
Time: 6/8

 -3  -3* 4   -5   -5   -5
Lift ev-‘ry voice and sing
 -5   -5*   -6  -5   5   -3*
Till earth and hea-ven ring
 -3*  5   -5  -5* -5  -3* 5  -3*-3* -3
Ring with the har-mo-nies of lib-er-ty;
-3  -3* 4   -5  -5   7
Let our re-joic-ing rise,
 7   -6 -5  -5*    -5   -3*
High as the list-'ning skies, 
-3* 5  5*  -5    -5  5  -3*  5   -3* -3*
let it re-sound loud as the roll-ing sea
-3* -2  3    3   -2 -1    3 
Sing a song full of the faith 
 -2  -1   3    -2  -1    -2   -2
that the dark past has taught us,
-3* -2 -2*  -2*  -2 -1*  -2*
Sing a song full of the hope 
 -2  -1*  -2* -2  -1*   -1 -5 -5*...
that the pres-ent has brought us;
-3  -3*  4  -5  -5   7
Fac-ing the ris-ing sun 
7  -6  -5  -5* -55-3*
of our new day be-gun,
-3* 4    4*  -5  -5   5  -3* 5 -3*-3*...
Let us march on till vic-tor-y is won.

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