American Trilogy

by Elvis Presley · posted by Noel_Harmonica

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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

Slow with lots of feeling

6 5  4   4 4 -4  5 -5   6    6  6   5
I-i wish I wa-s in the land of cot-ton,
-6   -6    -6    6  -6   6  -6  -7
old times there are not for-got-ten
 7  -8  8     7  6  7
Look a-way! Look a-way!
 6   5  6   -4  5   4
Look a-way! Dix-ie Land.
6 5  4  4  4 -4   5 -5  6  6   6   5
I-n Dix-ie La-nd whe-re I was born in,
-6 -6  -6  6   -6   6 -6  -7
ear-ly on one fros-ty morn-in,
 7  -8  8    7   6  7     6  5  6  -4  5   4
Look a-way! Look a-way! Look-a-way Dix-ie Land.
 6 -5    5  6    7  -8   8  7
Gl-ory, Gl-ory, Hal-lay-lu-yar
-6  -7  7  -7    7  -6  6   5
Gl-ory, Gl-ory, Hal-lay-lu-yar
 6 -5   5   6    7  -8   8  7
Gl-ory, Gl-ory, Hal-lay-lu-yar
 7   -8   -8 7    -7   7
His truth is mar-ching on
3    4   4  -4  5 -5
So hush lit-tle ba-by
 6   -6   7
Dont you cry
 6    7    6   6   5     5  6  -6
You know your Dad-dys bound to die
  3   5  -5  5  -4    -4  -4 -4 5  -4 4
Then all my tri-als, Lord so-on be ov-er.
 6 -5     5 6    7   -8  8  7
Gl-ory, Gl-ory, Hal-lay-lu-yar,
-6  -7   7 -7    7  -6   6  5
Gl-ory, Gl-ory, Hal-lay-lu-yar,
 6 -5    5  6    7  -8  8   7
Gl-ory, Gl-ory, Hal-lay-lu-yar,
 7   -8   -8  7   -7   7
His truth is mar-ching on,
 7    -8  -8  7    -8  7 7
His truth is mar-ching o-on.

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