Rollin' Stone

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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


 -7  -7   -6   -7 -6  6  5   -3
Well, I wished  I was a cat-fish

  -7 -7   -8  8     9  8  -8
Swim-min’ in the  (other verses)

 -7   -6  6 5
Deep blue sea

-7  -7    -7  -8   8   -8   -7  -6
 I would have all you good look-in’

6   5   6   5     -4  -3’ -4  5  -4
Wo-men fish-in’, fish-in’ af-ter me

 -4    -3’  -4 -5  3
Sure ‘nuff, af-ter me

 -4    -3’  -4 -5  3
Sure ‘nuff, af-ter me

-3’ -5   -3’ -5    -3’   -5
Oh Lord, Oh Lord  Sure ‘nuff


I went by my baby’s house
And I sit down on her sill
Come on in, (Muddy).
My mother’s just not well
Sure ‘nuff, just not well
Sure ‘nuff, just not well
Oh, Lord. Oh, well

Well, my mother told my father
Just before I was born
I got a boy child comin’
Gonna be a rollin’ stone
Gonna be a rollin’ stone
Gonna be a rollin’ stone
Oh, well.  He’s a…

Well, I feel, yes I feel, baby
Like my lowdown time ain’t long
I’m gonna cut the twist train, Spokane bound
Back down the road I’m goin’, boy
Back down the road I’m goin’, boy
Back down the road I’m goin’, boy
Sure ‘nuff

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