| Song Name: | Starving To Death On My Government Claim (2nd pos) | By: | American folk song |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2013-06-01 21:54:01 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | STARVING TO DEATH ON MY GOVERNMENT CLAIM 2nd pos
American folk song Key: D Time: 6/8 Harp: G -44 -3 -3 -3 3 -87 -7 -7 -7 6 My name is Tom Hight 3 3 -3 -3 -3 -44 6 6 -7 -7 -7 -87 An old bach-�lor I am -3 4 4 4 -3� -7 7 7 7 -6 You�ll find me out west -3�-3� 4 -3� 4 5 -4 -6 -6 7 -6 7 8 -8 On the coun-try of fame 4 -3 -3 -3 3 7 -7 -7 -7 6 You�ll find me out west 3 3 -3 -3 -3 -4 4 6 6 -7 -7 -7 -8 7 On an el-e-gant plain -3 4 -3 4 -3� -7 7 -7 7 -6 A starv-in� to death -4 4 -3 3 3 3 -8 7 -7 6 6 6 On my gov-ern-ment claim -44 -3 -3 -3 3 3 -87 -7 -7 -7 6 6 Hur-ray for Greer Coun-ty 3 -3 -3 -3 -4 4 6 -7 -7 -7 -8 7 The land of the free -3 4 4 4 -3� -3� -7 7 7 7 -6 -6 The land of the bed-bug -3� 4 -3� 4 5 -4 -6 7 -6 7 8 -8 Grass-hop-per and flea 4 -3 -3 -3 3 3 7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 I�ll sing of its prais-es 3 -3 -3 -3 -4 4 6 -7 -7 -7 -8 7 I�ll tell of its fame -3 4 -3 4 -3� -7 7 -7 7 -6 While starv-ing to death -4 4 -3 3 3 3 -8 7 -7 6 6 6 On my gov-ern-ment claim |
