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Blue Tail Fly

by Burl Ives · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

BeginnerNo bends57 notesHoles 6–10Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
When I was young and used to wait
on my ole Mas' and hold his plate,
pass the jug when he was dry
and brush a-way the Blue Tail Fly.
Jim crack corn and I don't care,
Jim crack corn and I don't care,
Jim crack corn and I don't care,
Mas-sa's gone a-way.