Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean (chrom)

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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

COLUMBIA, THE GEM OF THE OCEAN chrom
W: David T. Shaw
M: Thomas Becket
American patriotic song
Key: G

-1-1  3   3    3  -3  -5  4 -4  3
O Co-lum-bia, the gem of the o-cean, 
-1   2   6  -5   4 -4 -3   3  3-2*
the home of the brave and the free, 
-3    -3   -3  -3  -3   -4    4* -5  -3
the shrine of each pa-triot's de-vo-tion, 
-5 4*-4 -3  3   -2*2 -3 1*  -1
a world of-fers hom-age to thee. 
-1-2*-3  -3    -3 3-2*  2  -1 -1   3
Thy man-dates make he-roes as-sem-ble 
3 -3 -4  -4  -4  4 -4   -3   3   -3
when lib-er-ty's form stands in view, 
3-4 -5   -5   -5  5-4 -3 3  -2*   2
thy ban-ners make tyr-an-ny trem-ble 
6 -5  4 -4 -3  3  -2*    2    -2*  3
when borne by the red, white, and blue, 
-2*3  -3   -3 -3  -3    -5     4   -4
when borne by the red, white, and blue, 
-2*3  -3   -3 -3  -3    -5     4   -4
when borne by the red, white, and blue, 
3-4 -5   -5   -5  5-4 -3 3  -2*   2
thy ban-ners make tyr-an-ny trem-ble 
6 -5  4 -4 -3  3  -2*    2    -2*  3
when born by the red, white, and blue.

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