Song Name: | The Son Of A Gambolier (hi-lo) | By: | Irish folk song |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Irish |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2013-05-09 08:50:16 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | THE SON OF A GAMBOLIER hi-lo
Irish folk song Key: D Time: 6/8 3 3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 -8 8 8 8 I�m a ram-bling wretch of pov-er-ty 4 -4 4 4 4 4 7 -8 7 7 7 7 From Tip-p�ry town I came 4 5 5 5 -5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 -9 9 9 9 �Twas pov-er-ty com-pelled me first 6 -6 -4 -4 -4 -4 9 -10 -8 -8 -8 -8 To go out in the rain 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 9 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 In all sorts of weath-er -6 -6 6 6 6 6 6 -10-10 9 9 9 9 9 Be it wet or be it dry -3-3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5 -7-7 7 7 7 -8 8 8 8 I am bound to get my live-li-hood 4 -4 4 4 4 4 7 -8 7 7 7 7 Or lay me down and die 3 3 4 4 4 4 -4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 -8 8 Then com-bine your hum-ble dit-ties 5 4 -4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 7 -8 7 7 7 7 7 7 As from tav-ern to tav-ern we steer 4 5 5 5 -5 6 6 7 8 8 8 -9 9 9 Like ev-�ry hon-est fel-low 6 -6 -4 -4 -4 -4 9 -10 -8 -8 -8 -8 I drinks my la-ger beer 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 9 -10 -10 -10-10 -10 -10 Like ev-�ry jol-ly fel-low -6 6 6 6 6 6 -10 9 9 9 9 9 I takes my whis-ky clear -3 -3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5 -7 -7 7 7 7 -8 8 8 8 I�m a ram-bling wretch of pov-er-ty 4 4 -4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 -8 7 7 7 7 7 And the son of a gam-bo-lier -3 -3 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 5 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 7 -8 8 8 I�m the son of a son of a son of 5 5 5 4 -4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 -8 7 7 7 7 7 A son of a son of a gam-bo-lier |