Song Name: | Starving To Death On My Government Claim (l-m-h) | By: | American folk song |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2013-06-01 21:52:48 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | STARVING TO DEATH ON MY GOVERNMENT CLAIM l-m-h
American folk song Key: D Time: 6/8 3-2�2 2 2 1 6-5 5 5 5 4 9-9 8 8 8 7 My name is Tom Hight 1 1 2 1 1 3-2� 4 4 5 4 4 6-5 7 7 8 7 7 9-9 An old bach-�lor I am 2 -2� -2�-2� -1 5 -5 -5 -5 -4 8 -9 -9 -9 -8 You�ll find me out west -1 -1 -2� -1 -2�-3�3 -4 -4 -5 -4 -5 -6 6 -8 -8 -9 -8 -9 -109 On the coun-try of fame -2� 2 2 2 1 -5 5 5 5 4 -9 8 8 8 7 You�ll find me out west 1 1 2 2 2 3 -2� 4 4 5 5 5 6 -5 7 7 8 8 8 9 -9 On an el-e-gant plain 2 -2� 2 -2� -1 5 -5 5 -5 -4 8 -9 8 -9 -8 A starv-in� to death 3 -2� 2 1 1 1 6 -5 5 4 4 4 9 -9 8 7 7 7 On my gov-ern-ment claim 3-2� 2 2 2 1 1 6-5 5 5 5 4 4 9-9 8 8 8 7 7 Hur-ray for Greer Coun-ty 1 2 2 2 3 -2� 4 5 5 5 6 -5 7 8 8 8 9 -9 The land of the free 2 -2� -2�-2� -1 -1 5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 8 -9 -9 -9 -8 -8 The land of the bed-bug -1 -2� -1 -2� -3�3 -4 -5 -4 -5 -6 6 -8 -9 -8 -9 -109 Grass-hop-per and flea -2� 2 2 2 1 1 -5 5 5 5 4 4 -9 8 8 8 7 7 I�ll sing of its prais-es 1 2 2 2 3 -2� 4 5 5 5 6 -5 7 8 8 8 9 -9 I�ll tell of its fame 2 -2� 2 -2� -1 5 -5 5 -5 -4 8 -9 8 -9 -8 While starv-ing to death 3 -2� 2 1 1 1 6 -5 5 4 4 4 9 -9 8 7 7 7 On my gov-ern-ment claim |