Blow Wind Blow

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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


 -9     8  -8  -9   8    -8   -9   6
Yeah, when the sun rose this morn-ing

-4  -4  5   6   5   6 5  -4 -3’ -2
 I did-n’t have my ba-by by my side

 -9     8  -8  -9   8    -8   -9   6
Yeah, when the sun rose this morn-ing

-4  -4  5   6   5   6 5  -4 -3’ -2
 I did-n’t have my ba-by by my side

 -9   8 -8  -8   -9   -8   -6  -4
Well, I did-n’t know where she was

 -4 -4  -8   7   7   7  -7  6
Was she out with an-oth-er guy?

 -9     8     8 -9    9    9   6
Yeah, don’t the sun look lone-some

 -8  -8    7   6  7    6   6
Shin-ing down be-hind the tree?

 -9     8     8 -9    9    9   6
Yeah, don’t the sun look lone-some

 -8  -8    7   6  7    6   6
Shin-ing down be-hind the tree?

 -9   8   -8   -9   8  -8   -8  7    7   6
Well, I don’t care how it looks so lone-some

 5    6    6 6    5   6  -4  -2
When your ba-by picks up to leave

 -9    -9   -9    -9   -9
Yeah, blow wind, blow wind

 -8  -8 -8 -8  7   7  6
Blow my ba-by back to me

 -9    -9   -9   -9   -9
Well, blow wind blow wind

 -8  -8 -8 -8  7   6  6
Blow my ba-by back to me

 -9    -9   -9   8    7   6   -4
Well, don’t you find them so fine?

5    6      5  -4 5  5  -3  -2
My heart’s gon-na be in mis-’ry

 -9    -9  -9   -9 -9
Yeah, good-bye, ba-by

5   6    7   7   6   6   6
I don’t have no more to say

 -9    -9  -9   -9 -9
Yeah, good-bye, ba-by

5   6    -8  -8  7   6   6
I don’t have no more to say

 -9   -9   -9 -9  -9  -8   -8    -8  -8
Well, you know I know you don’t love me

-4 -4  -9  -8   7    6    6 
Go  a-head and have your way

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound