Back in the saddle

by Gene Autry · posted by Scott_Christensen

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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

4-4   5  5   5  -5  5  -4  4
I'm back in the saddle a-gain,

-5   -5   6  -6   -5  -5   6 
out where a friend is  a friend,

  6    6   -6  -6  - 6  -7    7
where the long-horn cat-tle feed

-7  7  -6  6   6  -6   5
on the low-ly jim-son-weed;

5    -4  -4 -4   5  6  -6  6
I'm back in the saddle a-gain,

 5  5  5    -4    5    4
rid-in the range once more,

-5  -5  6  -6  -5 -5  6
tot-in my old for-ty four,

  6    6    -6  -6  -6 -5  7
Where you sleep out ev-ry night,

 -7    7  -6  6  6  -6   5
where the on-ly law is right;

 5   5    5  5  -5   5  -4  4
I'm back in the sad-dle a-gain.

 6    6  -6 -5  7  -6   6  6   5   6
Whoo-pee-ti-yi-yo, rock-in to and fro,

 6    6  6  -6   6  5  -4
back in the sad-dle a-gain,

 6    6  -6 -5  7  -7 -6  6  6 
whoo-pee-ti-yi-yay, I go my way,

  5   5  5  -5   5  -4  4
back in the sad-dle a-gain.

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