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The Swingin' Shepherd Blues

by Natalie Cole · posted by TIN_MAN

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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
Natalie Cole
THE SWINGIN SHEPHERD BLUES		

LYRICS BY
RHODA ROBERTS AND KENNY JACOBSON

MUSIC BY
MOE KOFFMAN






3 -3b  4   5   5    4
A-long a moun-tain pass

  3  -3b 4   5    5   4
There is a patch of grass

  3   -3b  5    5    4    3   -3b   3  -3b
Where the swing-in' shep-herd plays a tune

 4    -5   4   6   -5
His sheep ne-ver stray

-5   4    6   -5
Dan-cin' all day

 5     4   3  -2b  2    2   -2b -2b  3
Till they see the pale and  yel-low moon

-3b  -4   4    5   5    4
And then he leads his flock

3   -2b   3     5   5   4
And home-ward they all rock

3   3   4   -3  -3 -3b  -3b   3    2    1
To the tune of the swing-in' shep-herd blues


CHORUS

 2     3   4    3      2    3     4   3
Come home shep-herd, Play those haunt-ing

 -3      -3b   4   -5    4
Trills. Come home shep-herd

 2   3 4  3    -3    -3b    3    
Let it e-cho through the hills, 

3    6   5    6    -3b   4
The Swing-in’ Shep-herd Blues

VERSE 2

And down the moun-tain pass, 
There live a pret-ty lass 
Who’s wait-in for the moon to shine a-bove 
She dress-es with care, braid-in’ her hair 
For her one and on-ly swing-in’ love.
And she knows he’ll nev-er roam be-cause she
Waits at home for the tune of
The Swing-in Shep-herd Blues

ENJOY!!
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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