Big Road Blues

by Unknown · posted by chibluesteve

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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

7   7    -6   6  5  4    7   -6  7   7  7
I ain't goin' down that big road by myself
 7   7     7   7   -6  7 -6     7  -6 7 -7 6 
Why don't you hear me talkin', pretty mama--?
 7     7     -6    5    4    7   7   -6  6  5 
Lord, ain't goin' down that big road by myself
-5 6  -7   -7 -7 -7    6    6    5  5  4  4 
If I don't carry you, gon' car' somebody else 

 7 7     7   -6   6  5  4  7   -6   7    7  7
Cryin', sun goin' shine in my back door someday
 7    7     7   7   -6  7 -6     7 -6  7 -7 6 
Now, don't you hear me talkin', pretty mama--? 
 7     7   -6     5   4  7   7    -6   6  5
Lord, sun goin' shine in my back door someday 
-5   6   -7   -7   -7   -7     6     6   5    5   4  4
And the wind goin' to change, goin' blow my blues away 

7 7    7    -6    6  5  4   7   -6  7  7  7
Baby, what makes you do me like you do do do, 
 7    7  7  7 -6 7 -6    7   -6   7   -7  6
like you do do-- do--? Don't you hear me now? 
 7     7   -6  5  4   7    7  -6 6  5
What makes you do me like you do do do? 
-5   6   6  -7   -7   -7 -7 6   6    -6  5    5    4  4   4
Now you say you goin' to do me like you done poor Cherry Red.

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