Tombstone Blues
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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
Intro -7 -7 -6 6 5 -7 -7 -6 6 5
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -7 -7
The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course
-7 -7-7 -7 -7 -7 -7-7 -6 -6 -7
The city fathers they`re trying to endorse
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
The re-incarnation of Paul Revere`s horse
-7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 5
But the town has no need to be nervous
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -7
The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits
-7 -7-7-7 -7 -7 -7 -6-6-6-6 -7
To Jezebel and nun she violently knits
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7-7 -6 -7
A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6 5 5
At the head of the chamber of commerce
Chorus
-6-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7
Mama`s in the fac`try She ain`t got no shoes
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6-6 -6 -6-6 -6 -7
Daddy`s in the alley He`s lookin` for food
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7~~~~~
I`m in the streets with the Tombstone Blues~~~~
The rest of the lyrics follow the same melody
as above, let me know if you need them.Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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