Turkey In The Straw (chromatic)

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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

TURKEY IN THE STRAW
Traditional folk song
Key: F

-77 -6 -6 7 -65 5 -3-3* 5   5   5 
A-s I was a go-ing on down the road 
 -6  7   -7  -7 7  -6  7 -7  7    7
with a tired te-am and a hea-vy load 
-77   -6   -67 -65  -3  -3*  5   5    5 
 I  cracked my whip and the lead-er sprung  
-67  -7   8  8-7 -6  7 -7-6  7   -6
 I  says day-day to the wag-on tongue. 

-7   8  8  -7    8    -7 8 8 -7 8…
Tur-key in the straw, (whistle) 
-7*  8  8  -7* -9    -7* -9 -9 -7* -9 
Tur-key in the hay, (whistle) 
-10  -10 -10 -10  9    9  9 
Roll 'em up and twist 'em up 
9  -7   -7 -7  7 
a high tuck-a-haw, 
-6 7 -7   8  8 -9 9  -7  -6   7
A-nd hit 'em up a tu-ne call-ed 
-7  -7  7   7    -6
Tur-key In The Straw.

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