Down to the river and pray (G-Major with C-Harp)

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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

2/4 TIME (MODERATE PACE)
THE DOTS = EXTEND THAT NOTE

[V1]
.-4-4  5    6   6   6  6   6  6  6..
 As I went down to the ri-ver to pray
.-6  -6 -6 -7  -6   6    -7  -6   6
 Stu-dy-ing a-bout that good old way 
. 5  -4   -3   -4.   5   6   5    6
 And who shall wear the star-ry crown
. -7   -6..  6  6   5 -4.. ..
 Good Lord show me the way
 
[C]
.-6..-6  6     -7  -8 -6  6.
 Oo sis-ters let's go do-own,
. -7   -6  6..   6   6. 5  -4.
 Let's go down, come on do-own
.-6..-6  6     -7  -8 -6  6
 Oo sis-ters let's go do-own,
. -7  -6  6  6   6  5 -4.. ..
 Down to the ri-ver to pray

[V2-V5]
 O brothers let's go down..
 O fathers...
 O mothers...
 O sinners...



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