Down by the River

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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

-5 -5 -5  -5
Be on my side,
 -5  -5 <5  <5   -3   -3 -4
I'll be on your side, baby
 -5   -5 -5  -5 -5
There is no reason
-5  <5  <5 <5 -3 
for you to hide-
 -5  -5  -5  -5  -5
It's so hard for me
 <5 <5   <5  -3 -3 -3 -4
staying here all a-lone-
 -5  -5   -5   -5
When you could be
 -5 -5 <5 <5 -5 6 -5 5
taking me for a ride--. 

 6    -5 6 -5 -4 
Yeah, yeah----- 

 7    7    7   7
she could drag me
<-6 <-6  6  <-6 -5 6 <-6 
over--- the rainbow-----,
 6   6   -5 5 -5 -3 -4 
and send me a-way---
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-5 6 6
Down by the- riv---er
7  -7  <-7 -5 <-7 6 6
I shot my---- ba----by
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-6 6 6  
Down by the- riv---er
 6
Dead, 
6 -5 <5 -5 -4  
oh-----------, 
 -5  -5  6 <5
shot her dead-.

-5   -5  -5  -5
You take my hand,
 -5   <5   <5   -3
I'll take your hand
-4 -5 -5 -5 -5  -5 -5 -5 6
Together we may get a-way-
 -5   -5  -5  -5
This much madness
-5 -5   <5  -3 -4 
is too much sorrow
 -5  -5 -5 -5 -5
It's impossible-
-5  <5  <5 -5 6
to make it today.

6 -5 5 
Yeah--,
6   -5
oh, oh
-5 -4  
Yeah-

 7    7    7   7
She could drag me
<-6 <-6  6  <-6 -5 6 <-6  
over--- the rainbow-----,
 6   6   -5 5 -5 -3 -4 
and send me a-way-----
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-6 6 6 
Down by the- riv---er
7  -7  <-6 -5 <-6 6 6
I shot my---- ba----by
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-6 6 6
Down by the- riv---er,
6 -5 -4 
Dead---, 
6 -5 <5 -5 <5 -4  <5 -4 
dead--- oh------, oh---,
 -4  -3   -4
shot her dead.

-5 -5 -5  -5
Be on my side,
 -5  -5 <5  <5   -3   -3 -4
I'll be on your side, baby
 -5   -5 -5  -5 -5
There is no reason
-5  <5  <5 <5 -3 
for you to hide-
 -5  -5  -5  -5  -5
It's so hard for me
 <5 <5   <5  -3 -3 -3 -4
staying here all a-lone-
 -5  -5   -5   -5
When you could be
 -5 -5 <5 <5 -5 6 -5 5
taking me for a ride--. 

 6    -5 6 -5 -4 
Yeah, yeah----- 

 7    7    7   7
she could drag me
<-6 <-6  6  <-6 -5 6 <-6 
over--- the rainbow-----,
 6   6   -5 5 -5 -3 -4 
and send me a-way---
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-5 6 6
Down by the- riv---er
7  -7  <-7 -5 <-7 6 6
I shot my---- ba----by
 
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-5 6 6
Down by the- riv---er
7  -7  <-7 -5 <-7 6 6
I shot my---- ba----by
 
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-5 6 6
Down by the- riv---er
7  -7  <-7 -5 <-7 6 6
I shot my---- ba----by
 
 7  <-6 6 -5 <-5 6 6
Down by the- riv---er
7  -7  <-7 -5 <-7 6 6
I shot my---- ba----by

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