Via Dolorosa

by Written by Billy Sprague and Niles Borop · posted by gene

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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

 -6  -7  7  8 -6 7  -7 6
Down the Vi-a Do-lo-ro-sa 

6  5  5  4   4   -4  -5
In Je-ru-sa-lem that day

-7   7    5    -6   7   -7
The sol-diers tried to clear 

 5   6  -7    -6
The nar-row street

 -6 -6   -8     -8    -8 -6  7
But the crowd pressed in to see

-7  -7   7   -8    7  -7  -6 -6’ -7 -6
The man con-demned to die on Cal-va-ry



-6 -7    7    5   -6  7  -7   6
He was bleed-ing from a beat-ing 

  6    5      5    4  4  -4   5
There were stripes u-pon His back

 -6 -7  7   5  -6   7   -7    5  6  -7   -6
And He wore a crown of thorns up-on His head

-6  -6  -8   -8 -8   -6  7
And He bore with ev-‘ry step

 7   -7   7   -8    7   -7   -6  
The scorn of those who cried out 

-6’ -7   -6
For His death



 -8   8  -9 -6 -8 -9 8  -8   
Down the Vi -a Do-lo-ro-sa 

  7    -7   7  -7  7  -8   8
Called the way of suf-fer-ing

 -8  8  -9   -6  -8  -9  8  -8
Like a lamb came the Mes-si-ah 

   7   -8   8
Christ the King

-8  8   -9   9   -9   8    -8   7  -7
But He chose to walk that road out of

-8   7    8  -7   8  -6
His love for you and me

 -6  -7   7  5  -6 7  6
Down the Via Do-lo-ro-sa 

 6  -7  -6  -6 -6’ -7 -6
All the way to Cal-va-ry



-6   -6’   -6’  -6     -7
The blood that would cleanse 

-6’  -6   -6 -7   7
The souls of all men

 -6   7  -7
Made its way 

   -7    7   -8   7  -7 7  -8  8
Through the heart of Je-ru-sa-lem


 -8   8  -9 -6 -8 -9 8  -8
Down the Vi -a Do-lo-ro-sa 
  
   7   -7   7  -7  7  -8   8
Called the way of suf-fer-ing

 -8  8  -9   -6  -8  -9  8  -8
Like a lamb came the Mes-si-ah 

   7   -8   8
Christ the King

-8  8   -9   9   -9   8    -8   7  -7
But He chose to walk that road out of 

-8   7    8  -7   8  -6
His love for you and me

 -6  -7  7  5 -6 7  -7 6
Down the Vi-a Do-lo-ro-sa 

 6  -7  -6  -6 -6’ -6 -6
All the way to Cal-va-ry

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