I've Been Working On The Railroad

by Unknown · posted by dino

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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

Verse 1
  7    6    7  6   7   -8  8   7   -9  -9   7    -8   8
I've been workin' on the railroad all the live long day.
  7   6     7  6   7  -8   8   7    8   8   8   -8  -8  8 -8
I've been workin' on the railroad just to pass the time away. 

Verse 2
  -8   -8   7   -8   8  -8   7  6    -9  -9 -9  7 7  -8  -8   8
Don't you hear the whistle blowin'? Rise up so early in the morn.
  -6   -7   7   -7   7  -7   6 7      8 -9   8   -8   7 
Don't you hear the whistle blowin',? Dinah blow your horn.

Verse 3
 6 6     6    6    7    6 -6    -6   -6  -8
Dinah, won't you blow? Dinah, won't you blow?
-7 -7   -7   -7  -6   -7   7 -8  8
Dinah won't you blow your ho oo orn?

 6 6     6    6    7    6 -6    -6   -6  -8
Dinah, won't you blow? Dinah, won't you blow?
-7 -7   -7   -7  -6   -7    7
Dinah won't you blow your horn?

Verse 1 
  7    6    7  6   7   -8  8   7   -9  -9   7    -8   8
I've been workin' on the railroad all the live long day.
  7   6     7  6   7  -8   8   7    8   8   8   -8  -8  8 -8
I've been workin' on the railroad just to pass the time away. 

Verse 2 
  -8   -8   7   -8   8  -8   7  6    -9  -9 -9  7 7  -8  -8   8
Don't you hear the whistle blowin'? Rise up so early in the morn.
  -6   -7   7   -7   7  -7   6 7     8 -9   8   -8   7 
Don't you hear the whistle blowin'? Dinah blow your horn.

Verse 4
  8  8     8  8    7  7    7   6 7
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.
  8  8     8  8   7   7  7  -8 -7 -6  6
Someone's in the kitchen I   k  n  o  w
  8   8    8  8   7   7    7  -9 -10
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
   9  9    9  9   -9 -8  7
Strummin' on the old banjo.

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