Southern 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

  5   -5  -5    5  -4    5  -5  5 -4 4
South-ern man, bet-ter keep your head,
  5  -5  -5   5    -4    5   -5   -5
dont for-get what your good book says.
  5   -5    -5    5  -4   5 -5 5 -4 4
South-ern change gon-na come at last,
 5   -5    -5  5  -4    5  -5 -5 5 -4
now your cross-es are burn-in fast,
  5   -5  -5
south-ern man.
-6 6  -5   5  -4 -5  6    6
I saw cot-ton and I saw black,
 -6    6   -5    5   -4   -5  6    -4
tall white man-sions and lit-tle shacks.
 -6    6   -5   5   5   -4   -5   6   6
South-ern man when will you pay them back?
-6   6    -5   5  -3bb -6   6     -5    5
I heard scream-in and bull whips crack-in,
-6   6     -5  5    -6 6 -5  5     5   -5  -5
how long, how long?  H-o-w long, South-ern man.

 -6  6   -5    5   5   -4  -5  6    6
Lil-lie Bell your hair is gold-en brown,
-6   6    -5    5   -4   -5  6  -4
Ive seen your black man com-in round
  -6  6  -5    5  5  -4 -5   6   6
swear by God, Im gon-na cut him down!
-6   6    -5    5 -3bb -6    6    -5    5
I heard scream-in and bull whips crack-in,
-6    6    -5   5    -6 6  -5 5     5   -5  -5
how long, how long?  H-o-w long?  South-ern man.

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