My Rifle, My Pony and Me

by Dean Martin & Ricky Nelson · posted by PoTTerTea

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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

 The sun  is  sink--ing   in .. the west. ..
   3*  5* -4*  5*   -5*   5*,   3*   7*.

 The  cat--tle    go  down .. to   the stream. ..
  6*    5*  -3*   5*    6*,     5*   -3*     3*.

  the  red-wing  set--tles  in  ..  her  nest.
  3*    5*   -4*   5*  -5*   5*,     3*     7*.

  It's  time .. for    a  cow--boy ..  to  dream. ..
   6*    5*,    -3*   5*   6*   5*,    -3*     5*.

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 Pur--ple light,....in  the  can--yons. ..
  7*   6*   5*,      6*  5*  -3*    5*,

  That's where  I,....long   to   be. ..
     7*     6*     5*,    6*   7*  -7*.

  With my  three,....good  com-pan-ions. ..
   7*    6*     5*,      6*     5*   -3*   5*.

 Just  my  ri----fle,....po--ny  and  me.
  5*   6*   7*  -7*,    7*  6*  7*  -7*.

 Go---na hang,....my som--bre---ro. .
  7*   6*   5*,      6*  5*   -3*    5*.

 On  the  limb,....of   a  tree. ..
  7*  6*   5*,      6*  7* -7*.

 Com--ing home,....sweet-heart dar--lin'.
   7*    6*   5*,        6*      5*   -3*   5*. ..

 Just  my  ri---fle,.. po---ny  and  me. ..
   3*   5*  6*  6*,   -5*  5*  -3*    5*.

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 Whip-poor-will,....in  the   wil---low. .. 
   7*    6*   5*,     6*  5*  -3*    5*.

 Sings  a  sweet,....mel--o---dy. ..
   7*    6*   5*,      6*   7*  -7*.

 Rid--ing  to,....A---ma---ril----o. ..
  7*   6*  5*,    6*    5*   -3*   5*.

 Just  my   ri---fle,..po..--ny ..  and  me. ..
  5*   6*   7*  -7*    7*,   6*,     7*   -7*.

 No  more  cows,....to   be   rop--ing.
 7*    6*      5*,      6*   5*  -3*    5*.

 No  more strays,....will   I    see.  
  7*    6*     5*,       6*   7*   -7*.

 Round the  bend,... .she'll  be  wait--in'.
   7*      6*    5*,        6*     5*  -3*   5*.

 For  my  rif---le ... po---ny .. and   me.
 3*   5*   6*   6*,  -5     5*,   -3*    5*. 

 For   my   rif----le,..........my   po---ny,........and.. me. ..........
  5*   -5*    6*   7*,          6*  -5*    5*,    .   -3*    5*.

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