My Father Gave Me An Acre Of Ground

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

MY FATHER GAVE ME AN ACRE OF GROUND
Appalachian folk song
Key: Bm

-4 -5  -5   6   -5 6 -6* 6  -5   6
My fa-ther gave me an a-cre of ground
-6*-8   -7 -6* 6 5*
I- vy, Sing I-vo-ry
-4 -5  -5    6  -5 6 -6* 6  -5    6
My fa-ther gave me an a-cre of ground
-6*  -6*   7*  7* -77* -6*   7*
Pars-ley, rose-mar- y, and thyme
-6*-8  -8   8*  -8 -7 8* -8 -7   -8
My fa-ther gave me an a-cre of ground
-6*  -8  -8  8*-8 -7  8*-8-7 -8
Be-twixt the sea-side all a-round
-6*  6   -6*  -5-6* 5* -5 -5  -6*
And she shall be a lov-er of mine
-6*  -6*    7*  7*-77*-6*   7*
Pars-ley, rose-mar-y, and thyme

|-8 -7-6*6-5|-6* 6-4|

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