Abilene

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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 8 8   8 8 -8    
Abilene, Abilene.  

 7  7  7    7   7   7 7   6
Prettiest town I've ever seen.

-8 -8  -8   -8    -7   -7   6  
Women there will treat you mean 

 6  -6-7 7    7  7 -6 7
in  Abilene, my Abilene.

8  8  8  8   8  -8  8   -8
I sit alone most every night.

 7    7     7     7   7   7    6
Watch the trains pull out of sight;

-8   -8  -8   -8  -8  -7 -7 -7  6
Don't I wish they were carrying me 

-6  -8  7 -6 7   7  7 7 -6
Back to Abilene, my Abilene.

Abilene, Abilene.  Prettiest town that I'v ever seen.
Women there don't treat you mean, in Abilene, my Abilene.
Crowded city there ain't nothing free
Nothing in this town for me
Wish to the Lord that I could be
In Abilene, my Abilene.

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