Song Name: | Poor Old Slave (chrom) | By: | By G. W. H. Griffin |
Posted By: | waltp | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2018-07-02 16:13:23 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | POOR OLD SLAVE chrom
By G. W. H. Griffin � 1851 Trad. folk song Key: D Time: 6/8 -3 -3 -5 -6* 6 -5 -4 -5 'Tis just one year a-go to-day, -5 5*-5 6 5* -5 That I re-mem-ber well, -3 -3 -5 -6* 6 -5 -4 -5 I sat down by poor Nel-ly's side -5 -5 5* -5 6 5* -5 And a sto-ry she did tell. -5 5* -5 6 5* -5 -6* -3 'Twas 'bout a poor un-hap-py slave, -3 -4 -4 -4 7..-4 -3 That lived for man-y a year; -3 -3 -5 -6* 6 -5 -4 -5... But now he's dead, and in his grave, -5 5* -5 6... 5* -5 No mas-ter does he fear. CHORUS -5 -6* -6* -6* -6* 6 6 6 The poor old slave has gone to rest, 6 6 6 6 7 -6* We know that he is free. -6* -6* -6* -6* -7 7 7 7... Dis-turb him not but let him rest, 7 -6* -6* 6 5* -5 'Way down in Ten-na-see. |