Green River

by Creedence Clearwater Revival · posted by chibluesteve

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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

 -8    7   -8  -8   -8    7    -9  -8 -8  -8 
Well, take me back down where cool water flows
 7  -8  7 -8 -8   -8  -8  7
Let me remember things I love,
 7  -8   -8  7  -8    7    -9 -8   -8
Stoppin' at the log where catfish bite,
 7  -8  7 -8   7  -9 -9  -8  -8  -8
Walkin' along the river road at night,
 7   -8   -8   -9  7   7   7    7  -8
Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight.
7 -8   -8   7   -8  -8  -9  -8  -8
I can hear the bullfrog callin' me.
 7 -8  -8 7   -8     -8   -8  -8  -8 -8   5
Wonder if my rope's still hangin' to the tree.
 7   -8  -8  7   -8    7   -9  -8  -8  -8   7 -8
Love to kick my feet 'way down the shallow water.
 7  -8   -8 -8  7   -9   7     7     7  -8
Shoefly, dragonfly, get back t'your mother.
 7   -8 7  -8   -8    -9  7  7   7    7   7  -6
Pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River.
 
7  -8 -8 7    -8  7  -9   -8  -8
Up at Cody's camp I spent my days,
 -6   7   -8  -8 -8   7    -8  -8  -8  -5   
With flat car riders and cross-tie walkers.
 7  -8 7   -8 -8  -9  -8 7 -8
Old Cody, Junior took me over,
 7       -8   -8  7  -8   7   -9   7    7    -8
Said, "You're gonna find the world is smould'rin'.
7  -8  -8   -8   -9  7   7   7    7    7 -6
If you get lost come on home to Green River."

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