Goin' Down The Road

by Woody Guthrie · 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

 5   6  6    6    6   -6  6  6   5
I'm blowin' down this old dusty road,
 5  5 -4 -3"   4    4   -4  4 -3"  4
I'm a-blowin' down this old dusty road,
 5  5 -4 -3"   4    4   -4   4 -4  5     5     6   
I'm a-blowin' down this old dusty road, Lord, Lord,
 6  6   6   6  6  6 -6  6  5    -4 -3" 4  
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.

 5  5 6  6    6    6  -6 -6   6    6    5
I'm a-goin' where the water taste like wine,
 5  5 -4 -3"  4    4  -4 -4   4   -3"   4
I'm a-goin' where the water taste like wine,
 5  5 -4 -3"  4    4  -4 -4   4    -4   5     5     6
I'm a-goin' where the water taste like wine, Lord, Lord,
 6  6   6   6  6  6 -6  6  5    -4 -3" 4
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.  

 5  5 6  6    6    6   -6    -6    6 6   5
I'm a-goin' where the dust storms never blow,
 5  5 -4 -3"  4    4    -4    -4   4 -3"  4
I'm a-goin' where them dust storms never blow,
 5  5 -4 -3"  4    4    -4    -4   4 -4   5     5     6
I'm a-goin' where them dust storms never blow, blow, blow,
 6  6   6   6  6  6 -6  6  5    -4 -3" 4
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.  

They say I'm a dust bowl refugee,
Yes, they say I'm a dust bowl refugee,
They say I'm a dust bowl refugee, Lord, Lord,
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.  

I'm a-lookin' for a job at honest pay,
I'm a-lookin' for a job at honest pay,
I'm a-lookin' for a job at honest pay, Lord, Lord,
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.  

My children need three square meals a day,
Now, my children need three square meals a day,
My children need three square meals a day, Lord,
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.  

It takes a ten-dollar shoe to fit my feet,
It takes a ten-dollar shoe to fit my feet,
It takes a ten-dollar shoe to fit my feet, Lord, Lord,
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.  

Your a-two-dollar shoe hurts my feet,
Your two-dollar shoe hurts my feet,
Yes, your two-dollar shoe hurts my feet, Lord, Lord,
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.  

I'm a-goin' down this old dusty road,
I'm blowin' down this old dusty road,
I'm a-blowin' down this old dusty road, Lord, Lord,
An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way.

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