Southern Man (higher)

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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

SOUTHERN MAN
By Neil Young
Key: Am


-7     7   7   -7  -6  -7   7  -7-66
South-ern man bet-ter keep your head
-7     7   7   -7   -6   -7    7  7-7-6  
Don't for-get what your good book says
-7     7     7    -7 -6  -7  7 -7-66
South-ern change gon-na come at last
-7    7    7   -7 -6   -7   7  7-7-6 
Now your cross-es are burn-in’ fast
-7     7   7
South-ern man

8  -8  7   -7 -6  7  -8  -8
I saw cot-ton and I saw black
8      -8   7    -7   -6  7  -8    -6
Tall white man-sions and lit-tle shacks.
8     -8   7   -7   -7  -6   7   -8   -8
South-ern man when will you pay them back?
8   -8    7    -7   5   8    -8     7   -7
I heard scream-in' and bull-whips crack-in’
8    -8    7   -7   8 -8  7 -7 -6
How long? How long?  Ah

7 7 -7 7 7 7 -7 7 7 7… -8… -88 

-7     7   7   -7  -6  -7   7  -7-66
South-ern man bet-ter keep your head
-7     7   7   -7   -6   -7    7  7-7-6  
Don't for-get what your good book says
-7     7     7    -7 -6  -7  7 -7-66
South-ern change gon-na come at last
-7    7    7   -7 -6   -7   7  7-7-6 
Now your cross-es are burn-in’ fast
-7     7   7
South-ern man
 
8  -8   7      -7   -7  -6   7  -8  -8
Li-lie Belle, your hair is gold-en brown
8     -8   7     -7  -6   7  -8   -6
I've seen your black man com-in' round
8     -8  7  -7  -7  -6  7   -8  -8
Swear by God I'm gon-na cut him down!
8   -8    7    -7   5   8    -8     7   -7
I heard scream-in' and bull-whips crack-in’
8    -8    7   -7   8 -8  7 -7 -6
How long? How long?  Ah

7 7 -7 7 7 7 -7 7 7 7… -8… -88

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