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Daddy Sang Bass

by Johnny Cash · posted by aussie

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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
4 -4 -5 -5  -5 -5 -5 -5 -6   -6    -6   6   -5
I remember when I was a lad times were hard and 
  -5    -5   4
things were bad
 4   -4     4 -5 5   -5 -5  -6 -6   6 -5   6
But there`s a silver lining behind every cloud
-6   -6   -6 -5  -5     -5  -5 -5   -5    -5
Just poor people that`s all we were try`n to
-5  -5 -5 -5  -5  -5  -5    -5   -5
make a livin` out of black land dirt
 4   -4  -4-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5  -6 -5   6  6    -5
We`d get together in a fam`ly circle singin` loud

Chorus
 4 4   -4  -5  -6 -6  -6  6 -5  -6 -6  6  -6
Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor me and little
 6 -5    -5   -5    -5   -4  4
brother would join right in there
-5 -5    -5   -5  -6 -6  6  -5    6
Singin` seems to help a troubled soul
 7  7    7    7    7  7   7    7   -6
One of these days and it won`t be long 
-5    6  6   -5 -5 -5  4   -5  -5-5   -6  b-6
I`ll rejoin them in a song I`m gonna join the 
-6 -6   6 -5  6   6   -5
fam`ly circle at the throne 
4  -4  -5 -5  -6    6  -5 -6  -6  -6   6   -5
No the circle won`t be broken Bye and bye Lord
-5  -5   4  4  4     -4   -5   -6 -6    -6  6 -5
bye and bye Daddy`ll sing bass mama`ll sing tenor
-6 -6   6 -6   6 -5   -5    -5   -5   6   -5
me and little brother will join right in there 
-5 -5  -6  -6 6 -5  6  -5
in the sky lord in the sky

Verse 2.
Now I remember after work mama would call in all
of us You could hear us singin` for a country
mile.
Now little brother has done gone on but I`ll
rejoin him in a song
We`ll be together again up yonder in a little
while
CHORUS
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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