West Virginia

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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


  6  6    -6   6  -6   6  -6   7 
1.AL-MOST HEAV-EN,WEST VIR-GIN-IA 
2.ALL MY MEM'-RIES GATH-ER 'ROUND HER 

   -8   -8     8   -8   -6  -6  -6    6  6 -6 7 
1.BLUE RIDGE MOUN-TAINS,SHEN-AN-DOAH RIV-ER 
2.MIN-ER'S LA-DY,STRAN-GER TO BLUE WA-TERS 

   6   6  -6   6    -6  7    7   8    8 
1.LIFE IS OLD THERE,OLD-ER THAN THE TREES 
2.DARK AND DUST-Y,PAINT-ED ON THE SKY 

   -8   -8  -8  -8    8  -8 
1.YOUNG-ER THAN THE MOUN-TAINS 
2.MIST-Y TASTE OF MOON-SHINE 

   -6   7    7 -8   7 
1.GROW-IN' LIKE A BREEZE 
2.TEAR-DROP IN MY EYE 

  7  -8    8     8  7   -8    8 -8    7   8  9 -10 
COUN-TRY ROADS,TAKE ME HOME  TO THE PLACE I BE-LONG 

-10  -10  9  8    8   -8   7  -8 
WEST VIR-GIN-IA,MOUN-TAIN MOM-MA 

 8   -8   7   7   -8    7 
TAKE ME HOME,COUN-TRY ROADS 

7  7    7    -7    7 -8   8    8    8    8    8    7 
I HEAR HER VOICE, IN THE MORN-ING HOURS SHE CALLS  ME. 

 7 -9  -9  -9   -9 -9  8  -8   7 -8 8  8  -8 
RA-DIO RE-MINDS ME OF MY HOME FAR A-WAY 

-8   8   8    8   8   -8 -8 -8 -8  7    7 
AND DRV-IN' DOWN THE ROAD I GET A FEEL-IN' 

  7  7    7     7   7   7 
THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME  

-8  8   -8  -8   8  -9 
YES-TER-DAY,YES-TER-DAY

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