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Erie Canal - Bruce Springsteen
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Tabbed by:Nick V./BlindTerry333
E-mail:blindterry@gmail.com
Tuning:EADGBE
Bruce's take on a traditional song done with the Seeger Sessions Band.
From "We Shall Overcome" and "Live In Dublin"
Fm Eb/G G# Fm (II)
e|---x--x--x---x-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9--8--13--x-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10--8--13--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--8--13--10----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--10--11--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---x--x---x-----------------------------------------------------------|
Violin:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10--8/10--8/10--8/10--10-8---8----10--8-10-------------------|
A|---8-10-11---------------------------11---8------------11--8------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Fm Eb/G G# Fm(II) Fm Eb/G Fm(II)
Pre-Chorus
G# Eb Bbm Fm Fm Eb/G G# Fm Fm Eb/G Fm
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bruce_springsteen/erie_canal_tab.html ]
Chorus
G# Eb G# Eb Fm Fm Eb/G G# Fm Eb/G Fm (II)
Fm Eb/G G# Fm(II)
I've got a mule and her name is Sal,
Fm Eb/G Fm (II)
15 miles on the Erie Canal
Fm Eb/G G# Fm (II)
She's a good old worker and a good old pal,
Fm Eb/G Fm
15 miles on the Erie Canal
G# Eb
We've hauled some barges in our day
Bbm Fm
filled with lumber, coal and hay
Fm Eb/G G# Fm Eb/G Fm
And we know every inch of the way from Albany to Buffalo.
G# Eb
Low bridge, everybody down
G# Eb Fm
Low bridge, we're coming to a town
Fm Eb/G G# Fm (II)
You'll always know your neighbor, you'll always know your pal
Fm Eb/G Fm (II)
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
G# Eb
Low bridge, everybody down
G# Eb Fm
Low bridge for we're coming to a town
Eb/G G# Fm (II)
You'll always know your neighbor, you'll always know your pal
Eb/G Fm (II)
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
Questions, comments,insults...BlindTerry333@gmail.com