O'Dear What Can The Matter Be

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+: 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
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Tab

O’DEAR WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE
Trad. English song
Key: D
Time 6/8

6    6     6    5   7   6   5  4
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 -5    -5    -5  -4   5  -5   5  -4
Dear, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
6    6     6    5   7   6   5  4
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 -4   -5  5   -4  4  -3   4
John-ny's so long at the fair.

6   6    5   -5  6  5
He prom-ised to buy me 
-5  6   5   7    6   5
a trin-ket to please me
 4   -5  -4  5  -5    -4
And then for a smile, oh, 
5   -5   -4   5    -5   5
he vowed he would tease me
-4  6    5   -5   6   5
He prom-ised to bring me 
-5  6   5   7    6   5
a bunch of blue rib-bons
4  -4  -5 5  -4  4   -3    4
To tie up my bon-ny brown hair.

6    6     6    5   7   6   5  4
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 -5    -5    -5  -4   5  -5   5  -4
Dear, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
6    6     6    5   7   6   5  4
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 -4   -5  5   -4  4  -3   4
John-ny's so long at the fair.

6   6    5   -5  6  5
He prom-ised to buy me 
-5 6   5  7   6   5
a bas-ket of pos-ies
4 -5   -4  5  -5  -4
A gar-land of lil-ies, 
5  -5  -4  5  -5  5
a gift of red ros-es
-4 6   5   -5    6
A lit-tle straw hat 
5  -5   6   5   7    6   5
to set off the blue rib-bons
 4   -4  -5 5  -4  4   -3    4
That tie up my bon-ny brown hair.

6    6     6    5   7   6   5  4
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 -5    -5    -5  -4   5  -5   5  -4
Dear, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
6    6     6    5   7   6   5  4
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 -4   -5  5   -4  4  -3   4
John-ny's so long at the fair.

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