The Desperado (hi-lo)

by Trad. children's song · posted by WaltP

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+: 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

THE DESPERADO hi-lo
Children’s song
Key: C

1   1  4 -3  -3”3  2
4   4  7 -7  -6 6  5
He was a Des-pe-ra-do 

 1   -1   2    2   2   2  2 
 4   -4   5    5   5   5  5
from the wild and wool-y West.

-1  1   4  -3 -3” 3  2
-4  4   7  -7 -6  6  5
he came in-to Chi-ca-go 
 
 1   2   -1  -1   -1 -1  3
 4   5   -4  -4   -4 -4  6
just to give the West a rest,

3   1   4 -3  -3”  3   2
6   4   7 -7  -6   6   5
He wore a big som-brer-o, 

 1 -1  2  2    2    2   2
 4 -4  5  5    5    5   5
And a gun be-neath his vest

 3  -3” -3   4   -3” 3
 6  -6  -7   7   -6  6
And ev-‘ry-where he went, 

2   1    2  -1    1
5   4    5  -4    4
he gave his war whoop.

Chorus: 

3   3  3  2    2    1
6   6  6  5    5    4
He was a big brave man

 2 -1  1  -1 2  3
 5 -4  4  -4 5  6
and a Des-pe-ra-do

 3    4   -3”   3
 6    7   -6    6
From Crip-ple Creek 

-3”  -3  4  -4 -3 -3”3
-6   -7  7  -8 -7 -6 6
way down in Col-o-ra-do.

-3” -3   4   -3”  3
-6  -7   7   -6   6
And he walked a-round 

 2  -1  1  -1  2  3
 5  -4  4  -4  5  6
like a big tor-na-do,

 3  -3” -3   4   -3” 3
 6  -6  -7   7   -6  6
And ev-‘ry-where he went, 

2   1    2  -1    1
5   4    5  -4    4
he gave his war whoop.

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