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Country Road (2nd position hi & lo)

by James Taylor · posted by WaltP

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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
COUNTRY ROAD (diatonic)
By: James Taylor
Key: D

Tabbed in 2nd position on a G harp

 -7  -8 -7   8   -8
 -3  -4 -3   5   -4
Take to the high-way 

  -7  -7   -7   6   6  -6
  -3  -3   -3  -2  -2  -3”
won't you lend me your name

 -7  -8  -7  8  -8
 -3  -4  -3  5  -4
Your way and my way 

-7   -8 -7 -7  -6 6 5    6 
-3   -4 -3 -3 -3”-2 2   -2 
seem to be one and the same

-7 -8  -8   -8 -7    8   -8
-3 -4  -4   -4 -3    5   -4
Ma-ma don't un-der-stand it

 6   -7   -8  -8    -8   8    -8
-2   -3   -4  -4    -4   5    -4
She wants to know where I've been

 6   -7  -8 -8  -8   -8  -7
-2   -3  -4 -4  -4   -4  -3
I'd have to be some kind of 

-8   -7   -8   -8
-4   -3   -4   -4
Nat-‘ral born fool

-7  -8  -8  8    9    8 -8  -7
-3  -4  -4  5    6    5 -4  -3
To want to pass that way a-gain

 6   5    6   6  5    -7  -7
-2   2   -2  -2  2    -3  -3
But you know I could feel it

5  5   6   5    6
2  2  -2   2   -2
On a coun-try road

 -7  -8  -7  8  8  -8
 -3  -4  -3  5  5  -4
Sail on home to Je-sus 

 -7   -7   -7    6   6-6   6
 -3   -3   -3   -2  -2-3” -2 
won't you good girls and boys

-7  -8  -7  8   -8
-3  -4  -3  5   -4
I'm all in piec-es, 

-7 -8 -7 -7   -6   5     6
-3 -4-3  -3   -3”  2    -2
you can have your own choice

 6 -7 -8  -8 -8  -8  -7  8  -8
-2 -3 -4  -4 -4  -4  -3  5  -4
But I can see a heav-en-ly band 
 
 -8  -7  8  -8  
 -4  -3  5  -4
full of an-gels

-8    -7    -7  -8  -8 -8   8  -8
-4    -3    -3  -4  -4 -4   5  -4
And they're com-ing to set me free

 6  -7   -8   -8  -8
-2  -3   -4   -4  -4
I don't know noth-ing 

  -8  -7  -8  -7  -8
  -4  -3  -4  -3  -4
'bout the why or when

-8 -7 -8   8    9
-4 -3 -4   5    6 
But I can tell you 

 8    8     8   -8  -7
 5    5     5   -4  -3
that it's bound to  be

5    6   6   5    -7  -7
2   -2  -2   2    -3  -3
Be-cause I could feel it,

5  5   6   5     6
2  2  -2   2    -2
On a coun-try road

 6  -9  -9  9    -9   -9
-2  5   -5  6    -5   -5
I guess my feet know where 

  9    8  -8  7 -8
  6    5  -4  4 -4
they want me to go

 7    7  7  7  -7  -7    6
 4    4  4  4  -3  -3   -2
Walk-ing on a coun-try road


 -7  -8   8    -7  -8   8
 -3  -4   5    -3  -4   5
Walk on down, walk on down, 

-7  -8   8    -7  -8   8
-3  -4   5    -3  -4   5
Walk on down, walk on down,

 -7  -7 -6   6   6   5    6
 -3  -3 -3” -2  -2   2   -2
walk on down a coun-try road


-8 8  -9 9   -8 -9 8
-4 5  -5 6   -4 -5 5
la la la la  la la la

-8 8  -7 8   -8 -7 8  -7 8
-4 4  -3 4   -4 -3 4  -3 4
la la la la  la la la la la

-8 8  -7 -8 8  -7 -6  6 -8
-4 4  -3 -4 4  -3 -3”-2 -4
la la la la la la la la la 

 -8   8   9
 -4   5   6
coun-try road

 9   -8  8 -8  9    8   9
 6   -4  5 -4  6    5   6
Walk-ing on a coun-try road 

-7  -8 -7   8   -8
 -3  -4 -3   5   -4
Take to the high-way 

  -7  -7   -7   6   6  -6
  -3  -3   -3  -2  -2  -3”
won't you lend me your name

 -7  -8  -7  8  -8
 -3  -4  -3  5  -4
Your way and my way 

-7   -8 -7 -7  -6 6 5    6 
-3   -4 -3 -3 -3”-2 2   -2 
seem to be one and the same

-7 -8  -8   -8 -7    8   -8
-3 -4  -4   -4 -3    5   -4
Ma-ma don't un-der-stand it

 6   -7   -8  -8    -8   8    -8
-2   -3   -4  -4    -4   5    -4
She wants to know where I've been

 6   -7  -8 -8  -8   -8  -7
-2   -3  -4 -4  -4   -4  -3
I'd have to be some kind of 

-8   -7   -8   -8
-4   -3   -4   -4
Nat-‘ral born fool

-7  -8  -8  8    9    8 -8  -7
-3  -4  -4  5    6    5 -4  -3
To want to pass that way a-gain

 6   5    6   6  5    -7  -7
-2   2   -2  -2  2    -3  -3
But you know I could feel it

5  5   6   5    6
2  2  -2   2   -2
On a coun-try road

-7  -8   8    -7  -8   8
 -3  -4   5    -3  -4   5
Walk on down, walk on down, 

-7  -8   8    -7  -8   8
-3  -4   5    -3  -4   5
Walk on down, walk on down,

 -7  -7 -6   6   6   5    6
 -3  -3 -3” -2  -2   2   -2
walk on down a coun-try road





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