Old Abe Lincoln

by Unknown · posted by Spiritgirl33

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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

              Old Abe Lincoln

Verse 1:

 -2  -2  2   -2    4   5   5  -4  5   -4   4
Old Abe Lin-coln came out of the wil-der-ness,

 -4 -4  4   -4  4   -3    5   5  -4  5   -4   4
Out of the wil-der-ness, out of the wil-der-ness,

 -2  -2  2   -2    4   5   5  -4  5   -4   4
Old Abe Lin-coln came out of the wil-der-ness,

 -4  -4  5 -4   4
Down in Il-li-nois.

Verse 2:

Old Abe Lincoln was our sixteenth president,
Sixteenth president, sixteenth president,
Old Abe Lincoln was our sixteenth president,
Many long years ago.

Verse 3:
Old Abe Lincoln freed our nation from slavery,
Nation from slavery, nation from slavery,
Old Abe Lincoln freed our nation from slavery,
Many long years ago.

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