I Ride An Old Paint
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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
Old cowboy song, later sung by Woody Guthrie. Even later, adapted by Arlo Guthrie.
G
6 7 7 7 -6 6
I ride an old pa-int,
6 7 7 7 -6 6
I lead an old Da-n,
D7
6 -8 -8 -8 -8
I'm goin' to Montan'
G
7 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7
for to throw the hoolihan,
D7
7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7
They feed in the coolies,
G
-8 8 -8 8 -8 7
They water in the draw,
D7
7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6
Their tails are all matted,
C G
-7 7 7 7 7
Their backs are all raw,
chorus:
D7
-7 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7
Ride a-round, lit-tle dog-ies,
G
-8 -8 8 -8 8 -8 7
Ride a-rou-nd th-em slow,
D7
7 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6
For the fiery and snuffy
C G
-7 7 7 7 7
are rarin' to go.
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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