from the old traditional hymn Hold On To God's Unchanging Hand
(Thanks Erik Olsen for the info!)

Arrangement by Ry Cooder from the soundtrack The Long Riders

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 6th of January 1997

The song also works without the funeral speech! :-)

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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide between notes
~ - vibrato

played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)

D-|---------------------------------------------0-0--/4--/4s3s4-s-2--0------|
A-|-0-h-2--/5---5--5\-p-0---2~--0-h-2--s--5~---------------------------/5---|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------0---------------------------------------0-----------------------|
A-|-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-0--/4---/4-/7--/7---/9-\7---/4s3s4-s-2-p-0----------0-2--/4--/4-s-2-p-0---|
|-------------------------------------------/5\--0h2---------------------/5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-------------/7-----------------------------------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-----------0-------------0---0--/4--0-----------0-------------/4-s-7--/7---|
|-2p0-0h2-p-0--(2)-/5-------2-----------0-h-2~-p-0---(2)-/5-5---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-------------------------------------0------------/7---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-7-s-4-(-s2p0-)--/4--/7-7--/7--/9--/12---12-12\--/9-\7---4s2p0-------------|
|-----------------------------------/12-------------------------/5~-p-0-h-2-|
|-----------------------------------/12-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/12-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-0-2-/4--4-s-2------------0------------------------------------------------|
|--------------/5~-p-0--2~----(2)-/5--(p-0)---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Archie Pakeman Samuell was an innocent boy
        it's a sad day when murder is commited in the name of justice
        this act tries the forbearance of good Christian man
        we commend this child's body to the ground
        his soul belongs

|-0------------0-----------------/4--/9--7-7--/7---/4s3s4-s-2-p-0-----------|
|----0-2--/5---0---0-2-0--/5--------------------------------------/5--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------0---------------0------0-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-/4-s-7-/7~---4--7--9--7--(10)-/12---12-12-12---/9-s-7---4-s-2-p-0---------|
|--------------------------(10)-/12---------------------------------/5------|
|--------------------------(10)-/12-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------(10)-/12-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|----------------0-2-/4--4-s-7---------0------------------|
|-5-s-2-p-0-/2~-----------------0-h-2~----(2)-/5~--p0-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------0------------------------0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------0--|