Doc Watson – Banks Of The Ohio (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Title: Banks Of The Ohio
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 3/4, Tempo: Q=120
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Eighths are marked '+'.
Play the 6th string bass in the F chord with thumb-fretting.
Capo: 2, optionally
[Verse] C G E|-------------0---|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-1---------------| B|-----1---1-------|-----------------|-----1---1--h3---|-3---------------|-----3---3-------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------| E|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| C F E|-----1---3---3---|-0---------------|-----0---0--h3---|-3---------------|-----0---1--h3---|-1---------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---| A|---------2-------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-------0-------|---------0-------| E|-3---------------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-1---------------| C G C E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1---1--h3---|-----------------|-----3---3---3---|-1---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---| A|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| E|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------| [Chorus] C + + + + + + + + + + + G + + + + E|-------------------0-----|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----1--------1-----------|-------------------------|----1--------1-----3-----|-3-----------------------| G|----------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--| D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------------| A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------0-----| E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------| And "Darlin', say that you'll be mine"; + + + + + + + + + + + C + + + + E|-------------------0-----|-1-----------------------|----1--------3--3----p0--|-------------------------| B|----3--------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0--------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--| D|-------0-----------------|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----| A|-2-----------------2-----|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------| E|-------------3-----------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------3-----------| In our home we'll happy be, + + + + + + + + + + + F + + + + E|----0--------0-h3-----3--|-------------------------|----0--------1-h3-----1--|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------0-----0--------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0--------------|----2-----2-----2-----2--| D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------0-----------|-------------0-----------| E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|-1-----------------------| Down beside where the waters flow, + + + + C + + + + G + + + C + + + + E|----------------------0--|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----1--------1-h3--------|-------------------------|----3--------3--3--------|-1-----------------------| G|----------2--------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----------0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--| D|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------------------------|-------2-----------2-----| A|-------------0-----------|-3-----------------------|-2-----------0-----2-----|-3-----------------------| E|-1-----------------------|-------------3-----------|-------3-----------------|-------------3-----------| On the banks of the Ohio."
[Lyrics]
I asked my love to take a walk,
Just a little way's with me.
An' as we walked, Then we would talk
All about our wedding day.
I took her by her pretty white hand,
I led her down the banks of sand,
I plunged her in Where she would drown,
An' watched her as she floated down.
Returnin' home between twelve and one,
Thinkin', Lord, what a deed I've done;
I'd killed the girl I love, you see,
Because she would not marry me.
The very next day, at half past four,
The sheriff walked right to my door;
He says, "Young man, Don't try to run.
You'll pay for this awful crime you've done"
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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