Ballad of Davy Crockett

by Unknown · posted by djlactose

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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

  7  7 -8  8    -8   7  
Born on a moun-tain top

 6 -6   7   6
in Ten-nes-see,

  7   -8    8   
red-est state

-8  7   -8  -8  8   -8
in the Land of the Free,

   6    6  6    7   
Raised in the woods

 7    7  -6  -6  -6  -8
so's he knew ev-'ry tree,

 -7  -7 -7  -7   
Kilt him a b'ar

 -6   6  6  -6 -7    7
when he was on-ly three.

 8 9  -10-10   9    8
Da-vy, Da-vy Crock-ett,

  6   6  6   -7   -8    7
King of the wild fron-tier!

 6   7   -8    8    7   
In eight-een thir-teen

 6    -6    7   6
and Creeks up-rose,

 7   7  -8   -8   8   8
add-in' red-skin ar-rows

-8  7   -8  -8 8    -8
to the coun-tr-y's woes.

-8   6  6    7    7
Now in-jun fight-in'

 6  -6   -6   -6  -8
is some-thin' he knows.

-8 -8   -7   -7  -7  -7 -7
So he should-ers his ri-fle

-6   6 -6-7   7
an' off h-e goes.

 8  9 -10-10   9    8
Da-vy, Da-vy Crock-ett,

 8   6   6   -7    -8    7
the man who don't know fear!

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