Take Me To The River (Chromatic) Harmonica Tabs

Take Me To The River (Chromatic)
Words & Music by Al Green & Mabon Hodges
Originally published Key: E Major
Key: E Major Range: D4 to A5
Tabbed for a 12 hole Key of C Solo tuned Chromatic

Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw * – button in
__ = hold; sustain
-3_3 = slur; slide smoothly from note to note
-3_3__ = slur & hold; slide smoothly from note to note &
holding final note.

2_ -2*_ 3_ -3_ 3 2_____

2_ -2*_ 3_ -3_ 3 2_____

7 7 7 7_ -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6____
I don’t know why I love you like I do,__

-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6_ -4 6 -4 -4 -3_3
Af-ter all these chang-es that you put me through.

-5 -5 -5 -5 6_ -5 6 -4 -4 -3_3__
You stole my mon-ey and my cig-a-rettes,

-4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -4 -3 -3 -3_
And I haven’t seen hide nor hair of you yet.

6 6 -5 6_____ 5 -5 6_-5 -5____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-5 -6*_ 6 -5_6_ -5 -4_-3____
(am) I__ in love_ to stay?____

7 7 7 6 6 6
Take me to the riv-er,

-4 -5_ 6 6_____
(and) wash me down._

6 -5 6_ 6 7_7*____
Won’t you cleanse my soul,___

-5 -5 7_ 6 -5 6____
get my feet on the ground?

7 7 7 7_ -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6____
I don’t know why she treat-ed me so bad._

-5 -5 -5 -5 6_ -4 6 -4 -4 -3_3
Look at all the things that we could have had.

-5 -5 -5 -5 6_ -5 6 -4 -4 -3_3__
Love is a no-tion that I can’t for-get,__

-4_ -5 -5 -5_ -5 6 -4 -3 -3 -3_
my_ sweet six-teen, now I nev-er re-gret.

6 6 -5 6_____ 5 -5 6_-5 -5____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-5 -6*_ 6 -5_6_ -5 -4_-3____
(am) I__ in love_ to stay?____

-5 5* -5 6___ -5 5* -5 2____

-5 5* -5 6___ -5 5* -5 2____

7*_-6* 6__ 6_ 5*__ 7*_ 7*_-6*_6 6_ 5*__
Hold__ me, love me,_ squeeze me,_____ tease me,_

7 7 -6*_____ -7 -7 -8_7___ 7 6 7 6
till I change,_ till I can.___ Can’t take no more.

7 7_ 6 -5 6 6
Take me to the riv-er.

7 7 7 7_ -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 6____
I don’t know why I love you like I do,__

-5 -5 -5 -5 6_ -4 6 -4 -4 -3_3
af-ter all the things that you put me through.

-5 -5 -5 -5 6_ -5 6 -4 -4 -3_3__
There’s six-teen can-dles burn-ing on my wall,_

-4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -4 -3 -3 -3_
Tell-ing me that I am the fool of them all.

6 6 -5 6_____ 5 -5 6_-5 -5____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-5 -6*_ 6 -5_6_ -5 -4_-3____
(am) I__ in love_ to stay?____

6 6 -5 6____ 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 -5 6__
I wan-na know. Take me to the riv-er, I wan-na know,

-7 -7 -7 7 7_ 7_ 6 6 -5 6__
Dip me in the wa-ter, I wan-na know.

-7 -7 -7 7 7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter,

-7 -7 -7 7 7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter,

-7 -7 -7 7 7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter,

-7 -7 -7 7 7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter.
Repeat ad lib and fade