Lonesome Whistle

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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

Choice of octaves.

-7 -7  -6  6   -6   6   -6
-3 -3  -3” 3   -3”  3   -3”
 I was rid-in' num-ber nine 

  -8     -8    -8   7 -7 -6  6
  -4     -4    -4   4 -3 -3” 3
Headin' south from Car-o- line

6  -7    6   -7 -8  -6   -7   6   6
3  -3    3   -3 -4  -3”  -3   3   3
I heard that  lone-some whist-le blow

-7  -6  -6   6    6 -7  6   -6
-3  -3” -3”  3    3 -3  3   -3”
Got in trou-ble.  I had to roam

 -8  7  -8   8   -8  -7  6
 -4  4  -4   5   -4  -3  3
Left my gal and left my home

6  -7    6   -7 -8  -6   -7   6   6
3  -3    3   -3 -4  -3”  -3   3   3
I heard that lone-some whist-le blow



 -7 -7 7 6 -7  -7    7
 -3 -3 4 3 -3  -3    4
Just a kid act-in' smart

9  -9   7   -8   -8  8   -8   -7 6
6  -5   4   -4   -4  5   -4   -3 3
I went and broke my dar-lin's heart

6  -8  -8 -8   7  -7 6  6   -6
3  -4  -4 -4   4  -3 3  3   -3”
I guess I was too young to know


 6    -7  -7 -6  6   6  -6   6  -6  -7
 3    -3  -3 -3” 3   3  -3”  3  -3” -3
They took me  off  the Geor-gia  Main

  -7   6  9 -8  8    7   -8
  -3   3  6 -4  5    4   -4
Locked me to a ball and chain

6  -7    6   -7 -8  -6   -7   6   6
3  -3    3   -3 -4  -3”  -3   3   3
I heard that lone-some whist-le blow


-7  6  7   7  7   -6    7
-3  3  4   4  4   -3”   4
All a-lone I bear the shame

 8  7 -8  -8    8 -7  6
 5  4 -4  -4    5 -3  3
 I'm a num-ber, not a name

6  -8    8    -7   6     6   6  -6  -7
3  -4    5    -3   3     3   3  -3” -3
I heard that lone-some whist-le  blow

-7 -7  -6  6  6   6   6  -6  -7
-3 -3  -3” 3  3   3   3  -3” -3
All I    do   is sit and   cry

 -7   6   9     -8     8    7   -8
 -3   3   6     -4     5    4   -4
When the ev'-   nin' train goes by

6  -7    6   -7 -8  -6   -7   6   6
3  -3    3   -3 -4  -3”  -3   3   3
I heard that lone-some whist-le blow

 -7  -7   7    -8  -7   7
 -3  -3   4    -4  -3   4
I'll be locked in this cell

 8  -8 -8 -7    -7 -6   6
 5  -4 -4 -3    -3 -3”  3
Til my bo-dy's just a shell

-7  -7  -8    8    -8  -7  6   6 -6
-3  -3  -4    5    -4  -3  3   3 -3”
And my hair turns whit-er than snow

 6   -7 -7  -6  6  6   -6  6   -7
 3   -3 -3  -3” 3  3   -3” 3   -3
I'll ne-ver  see  that gal of mine

 -8   -8  -8   9  -8  8  -7   -8              
 -4   -4  -4   6  -4  5  -3   -4
Lord, I'm in Geor-gia do-in' time

6  -7    6   -7 -8  -6   -7   6   6
3  -3    3   -3 -4  -3”  -3   3   3
I heard that lone-some whist-le blow

6  -7    6   -7 -8  -6   -7   6   6
3  -3    3   -3 -4  -3”  -3   3   3
I heard that lone-some whist-le blow

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