The Devil's Questions

by Appalachian folk song · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

The Devil's Questions
Traditional
Key: F

8   9    7   7   -8  8   -8    6    6
If you don't an-swer my ques-tions nine
6     7   -8  8    9   -10  9
Sing nine-ty-nine and nine-ty,
9     -10  9  -8   7 -8   8  -6  6
I'll take you off and I live in hell  
6    7   8   -8  7  -7  -6  -6
And you the weav-er-ing bon-ty.

Oh what is whiter far than milk?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety,
And what is softer far than silk?
And you the weavering bonty
 
Oh snow is whiter far than milk,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety;
And down is softer far than silk,
And me the weavering bonty

Oh what is louder than a horn?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety;
And what is sharper than a thorn?
And you the weavering bonty

Oh thunder's louder than a horn,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety ;
And death is sharper than a thorn,
And me the weavering bonty

Oh what is higher than a tree?
Sing ninety-nine and ninety;
And what is deeper than the sea?
And you the weavering bonty

Oh Heaven's higher than a tree,
Sing ninety-nine and ninety;
And hell is deeper than the sea,
And me the weavering bonty

Oh what red fruit September grows
Sing ninety-nine and ninety;
And what thing round the whole world goes,
And you the weavering bonty

The apple in September grows
Sing ninety-nine and ninety;
And air around the whole world goes
And me the weavering bonty

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