Jackson-(cross harp)

by Johnny Cash & June Carter · posted by Turkey_Man

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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

-4  -4 -4  -3  -4 -3 -4  5
We got mar-ried in a fe-ver
 -4  -4  -4 -3 -4  -4    -3 
Hot-ter than a pep-per sprout
-4  -4    -4 -3    -4   -4   5
We been talk-in&rsquo; &lsquo;bout Jack-son
-5  5   -4   4   -3   -3&rsquo;  3
Ev-er since the fire went out
 -3  -3   -1   2   -2
I&rsquo;m goin&rsquo; to Jack-son
 -1  -1 -1   2 -2  -3&rsquo;-3
I&rsquo;m gon-na mess a-round
 -3&rsquo;   -3  -3   -1   2   -2
Yeah, I&rsquo;m goin&rsquo; to Jack-son
 -1  -1   -3&rsquo;  3   -2
Look out Jack-son town

 -8   -8 -8  -8  -7  -8   8
Well, go on down to Jack-son
-8-8  -8  -7   -8    -8    -7
Go a-head and wreck your health
-8  -8   -7   -8  -8-7 -8  -8  -7 -8
Go play your hand you big talk-in man
 -8  8 -9   -8  -7   6   -6 
Make a big fool of your-self
-7    -7 -4   5   6   -4  -4   56   -7  
Yeah, go to Jack-son; go comb your hair
 -7 -7  -7  -4   -4    5   6 
Hon-ey, go snow-ball Jack-son
 -4 -7 6   6
See if I care

 -4 -4   -4   -4 -4  -3  -4  5
When I breeze in-to that cit-y
 -4  -4  -4 -3  -4  -4   -3
Peop-le gon-na stop and bow
 
 -4  -4 -4  -3  -4 -3  -4   5
All &lsquo;em wo-men gon-na make me 
 -5     5   -4    4   -3    -3&rsquo;  3
Teach them what they don&rsquo;t know how
 -3  -3   -1   2   -2  -1  -1  2 -2  -3&rsquo;-3
I&rsquo;m goin&rsquo; to Jack-son, let go of my coat
  -3&rsquo;  -3   -3   -1   2  -2   
&lsquo;Cause I&rsquo;m goin&rsquo; to Jack-son
 -1   -1  -2&rsquo;   -3&rsquo;  3    -2
Good-bye that&rsquo;s all she wrote

-8    -8     -8  -8 -8  -7  -8   8
But the&rsquo;ll laugh at you in Jack-son
 -8  -8  -8  -8  -7 -8 -7 -8 -8  -7
And I&rsquo;ll be dan-cin&rsquo; on a pon-y keg
  -8     -8  -8 -7  -8    -8 -8 -8   -8   -7  -8  
They&rsquo;ll lead you a-round like a big scald-ed hound
 -8    8   -9     -8     -7    6   -6
With your tail tuck&rsquo;d &lsquo;tween your legs
 -7   -7 -4   5   6    -4  -4   5   6  -7
Yeah, go to Jack-son, You big talk-in man
 -7  -7  -7  -7  -4 -4   5   6   -4  -4  -7  6   6
And I&rsquo;ll be wait-in in Jack-son with my Jay-pan fan

-4  -4 -4  -3  -4 -3 -4  5
We got mar-ried in a fe-ver
 -4  -4  -4 -3 -4  -4    -3 
Hot-ter than a pep-per sprout
-4  -4    -4 -3    -4   -4   5
We been talk-in&rsquo; &lsquo;bout Jack-son
-5  5   -4   4   -3   -3&rsquo;  3
Ev-er since the fire went out
 -3  -3   -1   2   -2
I&rsquo;m goin&rsquo; to Jack-son
 -1   2   -2  -3&rsquo;-3
And that&rsquo;s a fact
 -3&rsquo;   -3   -3   -1   2   -2
Yeah, we&rsquo;re goin&rsquo; to Jack-son
 -1   -1  -1 -3&rsquo;  3   -2
Ain&rsquo;t nev-er com-in&rsquo; back


Well know we got mar-ried in a fe-ver 
Hot-ter than a pep-per sprout
We&rsquo;ve been talk-in&rsquo; &lsquo;bout Jackson
Ev-ver since the fire went out
I&rsquo;m goin&rsquo; to Jack-son, and that&rsquo;s a fact
Yeay, we-re goin&rsquo; to Jack-son
Ain&rsquo;t nev-er com-in back

Well know we got mar-ried in a fe-ver 
Hot-ter than a pep-per sprout
We&rsquo;ve been talk-in&rsquo; &lsquo;bout Jackson


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