Gasoline Alley Harmonica Tabs

1970 song I’ve used Elkie Brooks’, You Tube performance tabbing this.
Musically notated slightly different for verses 3 & 4. This is the
easiest, you may like to kick it around for yourself. Yours
Harmusman.

INTRO, on a penny whistle (flagelot) or harmonica. x 2
3 3 4 -4 5 6 5 -4/4 3 3~~/3 3 4 -4 5 6 -4 4/5~~

SONG, tabbed 1st verse, use for 2,3,4 verses
3/ 3 3 4 -4 5 6 5 -4 / 4 4 -3 3
I think I know now what’s makin’ me sad,

-3 2/ 3 3 4 -4 5 6 -4~~ 4 / 5
it’s a yearn’in for my old~~back~~ yard

3/ 3 3 4~~ -4 5 6 5 -4/ 4 -3 3
I re-a-lize~~ may-be I was wrong to leave

3 2 / 3 -3 4 -4 5 6 -4 4 / 5
be-ter swal-ow up my sil-ly country pride.

CHOROUS
-5~~/5 -4~~ -5~~/~~5 -4~~ 4 -4 /
Cal-lin home run–nin home down the

5 4 -4 4 4 -3 3/ 3 -3 4~~
Gas-o-line Al-ley where I started from

-5~~ 5 -4~~ 4 -4 -5~~/~~5 -4~~ 4 -4
Cal-lin home run–nin home down the

5 4 -4 4 4 -3 3~~/~~-3 4~~//
Gas-o-line Al-ley where I was born

2nd verse
When the weath-er’s bet-ter and the rails un-freeze,
and the wind- don’t– whistle ’round your knees
I put- on my weath-er suit and catch him/her in the train
I’ll be home be-fore the milks up-on the door

CHOROUS
Cal-lin home run-nin home
down the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I started from
cal-lin home run-nin home
down the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I was born

Penny whistle (flagelot) or harmonica line x4
3 3 4 -4 5 6 5 -4/4 3 3~~/3 3 4 -4 5 6 -4 4/5~~

CHOROUS
Cal-lin home, etc. (to “where I was born)

3rd verse
If an-y-thing should happen and my plans go wrong
should I stray to the house on the hill
let it be known that my in-ten-tions were good
I’d be singing in the al-ley if I could

4th verse
And if I’m called a-way- and it’s my turn to go
should the blood-run-cold in my veins
just one fav-or I’ll be ask-in you
don’t bury me here it’s too cold.

Chorous x 2
Take-me back car-ry me back
to the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I star-ted from
take me back **** carry me back
to the Gas-o-line Al-ley where I was born

**** insert the word “won’tcha” on repeat and then Penny whistle
(flagelot)or harmonica x4 to fade out.
3 3 4 -4 5 6 5 -4/4 3 3~~/3 3 4 -4 5 6 -4 4/5~~