Take Me To The River Harmonica Tabs

Take Me To The River (Diatonic)
Words & Music by Al Green & Mabon Hodges
Originally published Key: E Major
Tabbed for a Key of C, Richter tuned diatonic

Tab notations:
none = blow — = draw __ = hold; sustain
’ = half-step bend ” = full step bend
ob = overblow
= slur; slide smoothly from note to note
= slur & hold; slide smoothly from note to note &
holding final note.

5_ 5ob_ 6_ -6_ 6 5____

5_ 5ob_ 6_ -6_ 6 5____

6 6 6 6_ -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5____
I don’t know why I love you like I do,__

-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5_ -3 5 -3 -3 -3”_3
af-ter all these chang-es that you put me through.

-4 -4 -4 -4 5_ -4 5 -3 -3 -3”_3__
You stole my mon-ey and my cig-a-rettes,

-3 -3 -4 -4 -4_ -4 5 -3 -3” -3” -3”_
And I have-n’t seen hide nor hair of you yet.

5 5 -4 5_____ 4 -4 5_-4 –4____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-3 5ob 5 -4_5__ -4 -3_-3”____
(am) I__ in love__ to stay?_____

6 6 6 5 5 5
Take me to the riv-er,

-3 -4 5 5___
(and) wash me down.

5 -4 5_ 5 6_-6’___
Won’t you cleanse my soul,___

-4 -4 6_ 5 -4 5__
get my feet on the ground?

6 6 6 6_ -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5_____
I don’t know why she treat-ed me so bad.__

-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 5 -3 -3 -3”_3
Look at all the things that we could have had._

-4 -4 -4 -4 5_ -4 5 -3 -3 -3”_3__
Love is a no-tion that I can’t for-get,___

-3 -4 -4 -4_ -4 5 -3 -3” -3”-3”_
my sweet six-teen, now I nev-er re-gret.

5 5 -4 5_____ 4 -4 5_-4 -4____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-3 5ob_ 5 -4_5__ -4 -3_-3”____
(am) I___ in love__ to stay?_____

-4 -4’ -4 5___ -4 -4’ -4 -1___

-4 -4’ -4 5___ -4 -4’ -4 -1___

-6’_5ob 5__ 5_ -4’_ -6’_ -6’_5ob_5 5_ -4’
Hold___ me, love me,_ squeeze me,______ tease me,

6 6 5ob____ -6 -6 -7_6___ 6 5 6 5
till I change, till I can.___ Can’t take no more.

6 6_ 5 -4 5 5
Take me to the riv-er.

6 6 6 6_ -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5____
I don’t know why I love you like I do,__

-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 5 -3 -3 -3”_3
af-ter all the things that you put me through.

-4 -4 -4 -4 5_ -4 5 -3 -3 -3”_3__
There’s six-teen can-dles burn-ing on my wall,__

-3 -3 -4 -4 -4_ -4 5 -3 -3” -3” -3__
tell-ing me that I_ am the fool of them all.

5 5 -4 5_____ 4 -4 5_-4 -4__
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,_

-3 5ob_ 5 -4_5__ -4 -3_-3”____
(am) I___ in love__ to stay?_____

5 5 -4 5____ 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
I wan-na know. Take me to the riv-er, I wan-na know,

-6 -6 -6 6 6_ 5 5 5 -4 5____
Dip me in the wa-ter, I wan-na know.

-6 -6 -6 6 6_ 5_
Walk me in the wa-ter,

-6 -6 -6 6 6_ 5_
Walk me in the water,

-6 -6 -6 6 6_ 5_
Walk me in the water,

-6 -6 -6 6 6_ 5_
Walk me in the water.
Repeat ad lib and fade