Passing Through
by Cisco Houston · posted by The_Wayward_Soldier
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How to read this tab — notation key
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- 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.
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I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his hand,
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"Now you're out, what are you gonna do?"
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"Plant my crops and pray for rain, think I'll raise a little Cain.
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I'm an orphan, and I'm only passing through."[Chorus]
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Passing through, passing through.
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Sometimes happy, sometimes blue,
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Glad that I ran into you
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Tell the people that you saw me passing through.
(same notes throughout the whole song)[Verse 2]
I saw Jesus on that cross
On the hill called Calvary
"Do you hate mankind for what they did to you?"
He said, "Speak of love not hate
There's things to do, it's growing late
I've so little time and I'm just passing through"
[Chorus]Passing through, passing through
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Glad that I ran into you
Tell the people that you saw me passing through[Verse 3]
I shivered with George Washington
At Valley Forge that day
"Why do your soldiers freeze here like they do?"
He said "Men will suffer, fight
Even die for what is right
Even though they know they're only passing through"
[Chorus]Passing through, passing through
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Glad that I ran into you
Tell the people that you saw me passing through
[Verse 4]I was at Franklin Roosevelt's side
Just a while before he died
He said, "One world must come out of World War Two
Yankee, Russian, white, or tan
Lord, a man is just a man
We're all brothers, and we're only passing through"
[Chorus]Passing through, passing through
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Glad that I ran into you
Tell the people that you saw me passing through[Verse 5]
Well I rode with old Abe Lincoln
On that train to Gettysburg
I asked him "What are we gonna do?"
He said "Every man must be
Unconditionally free
Or there is no reason to be passing through"
[Chorus]
Passing through, oh, passing through
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue
Glad that I ran into you
Tell the people that you saw me passing through