John Browns body

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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)

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Tab

6     6   6  -5 5   6  7  -8   8    8 8 - 8  7
John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,
-6   -6  7  7 -6  -6   6     6     6   -5   5 5
John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,
6     6   6  -5 5  6   7 -8  8    8 8  -8    7
John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,
7   7    -7 7 -7 7 -7  7
His soul is marching on.

Chorus 
(here you dont blow/draw single holes)

(55)56) (-4-5) (45) (56)(67)(78)(67)
 Glory, glory,     hallelujah!

(-5-6)(-6-7)(67)(67)  (-4-5)(56)(45)
Glory,       glory,     hallelujah!

(56)(-4-5)(45)(56)(67)(78)(78)(77)(78)(-7-8)(67)
Glory, glory,     hallelujah!

(67)(67)(-8-9) (-8 -9) (67) (-6-7)(67)
His soul  is      marching     on.

John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,
John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,
John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,
His soul is marching on.
CHORUS:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His soul is marching on.

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