On The Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe (2-harp)

by Judy Garland, John Denver · 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

ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE 2-harp
W: Johnny Mercer,
M: Harry Warren
Judy Garland, John Denver
Key: C
Harps: C, Eb

Harp: C

3   3   1    -1   2    3   5   -4   4
6   6   4    -4   5    6   8   -8   7
Do you hear that whis-tle down the line?

-4 5   5   -4   -4  4   4
-8 8   8   -8   -8  7   7
I fig-ure that it's en-gine 

-3” -3”  3  -2” 2
-6  -6   6  -5  5
num-ber for-ty-nine

  3    3  1  -1  2   3    3    5    -4   4
  6    6  4  -4  5   6    6    8    -8   7
She's the on-ly one that-'ll sound that way

4  -4   5   5 -4   -4 4  4  -3” -3”  3  -3 4
7  -8   8   8 -8   -8 7  7  -6  -6   6  -7 7
On the Atch-i-son, To-pe-ka and the San-ta Fe

 3   3  1    -1    2  3      5   -4   4
 6   6  4    -4    5  6      8   -8   7
See the ol’ smoke ris-in' 'round the bend

-4 5   5   -4  -4    4
-8 8   8   -8  -8    7
I reck-on that she knows 

  4   -3” -3” 3  -2”  2
  7   -6  -6  6  -5   5
she's gon-na meet a friend

  3   3   1    -1     2    3   3   5  -4   4
  6   6   4    -4     5    6   6   8  -8   7
Folks a-round these parts get the time o’ day

 4   -4   5   5 -4   -4 4  4  -3” -3”  3  -3 4
 7   -8   8   8 -8   -8 7  7  -6  -6   6  -7 7
From the Atch-i-son, To-pe-ka and the San-ta Fe

Harp: Eb

 -3”  3   -3”  4-3”4 -3”4-3”4-3-3”
 -6   6   -6   7-67  -67 -67-7-6
Here she comes, ooh  ooh  ooh 

-3   4    4  -3  -3
-7   7    7  -7  -7    
Hey Jim, yuh bet-ter 

Harp: C

 4 -3    4
 7 -7    7
git the rig

Harp: Eb

4-3”4-3”4-3”4-3-3”
7-67 -67 -67-7-6
ooh  ooh  ooh

 -3    4  4  -3  -3 -3” -3”  3
 -7    7  7  -7  -7 -6  -6   6
She's got a list o’ pas-sen-gers 

  3     -2” 2  -1
  6     -5  5  -4
that's pret-ty big

Harp: C

 3     3     1   -1    2   3     5    -4  4
 6     6     4   -4    5   6     8    -8  7
And they'll all want lifts to Brown's Ho-tel

   4    5   5   -4   -4   4   4 -3”
   7    8   8   -8   -8   7   7 -6
'Cause lots o’ them been trav-e-lin' 

-3”   3  -2”  2
-6    6  -5   5
for quite a spell

 3   3   1   -1   2   3  5  -4  4
 6   6   4   -4   5   6  8  -8  7
All the way from Phil-a-del-phi-ay

4  -4   5   5 -4   -4 4  4  -3” -3”  3  -3 4
7  -8   8   8 -8   -8 7  7  -6  -6   6  -7 7
On the Atch-i-son, To-pe-ka and the San-ta Fe

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