Oh, Boys, Carry Me Long (2nd pos)

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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)

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Tab

OH, BOYS, CARRY ME LONG 2nd pos
Trad. spiritual
Key: G
Time: 6/8

-4  -3  4  -4   3
-8  -7  7  -8   6
Oh, car-ry me ‘long,

  -3”  -3  -3   -3  -3”  3  -3”
  -6   -7  -7   -7  -6   6  -6
Dere’s no more trou-ble for me

-3”  -3   -3  4   4  4 -4  -4  5
-6   -7   -7  7   7  7 -8  -8  8
I’s gwine to roam in a hap-py home

 -4   -4  -3  -3”  3  -3” 3
 -8   -8  -7  -6   6  -6  6
Where all de dark-ies am free

 -4    -4    -3  4  -4   3
 -8    -8    -7  7  -8   6
I’ve worked long in de fields

 -3”  -3  -3  -3 -3”3 -3”
 -6   -7  -7  -7 -6 6 -6
I’ve hand-led man-y a hoe

 -3”  -3  -3  4  4   -4 -4  5
 -6   -7  -7  7  7   -8 -8  8
I’ll turn my eye be-fore I die

-4  -4  -3 -3” 3   -3”  3
-8  -8  -7 -6  6   -6   6
And see de sug-ar cane grow

6    -4   -3  4  -4   3
9    -8   -7  7  -8   6
Oh, boys, car-ry me ‘long

-3  -3 -3  -3” 3 -3”
-7  -7 -7  -6  6 -6
Car-ry me till I die


-7  -7 -7  7   7  7  -8 -8 -8    8
-4  -4 -4  4   4  4  -5 -5 -5    6
Car-ry me down to de bur-y-ing groun’

 8  -8  -7  -6   -6   6
 6  -5  -4  -3   -3   3
Old Mas-sa don’t you cry

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