O'Dear What Can The Matter Be (chrom)

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−: Draw note
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bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

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

-3   -3    -3  -2* -5  -3  -2* -1
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 3     3     3    2  -2*  3  -2* 2
Dear, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
-3   -3    -3  -2* -5  -3  -2* -1
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 2    3  -2*  2   -1  1*  -1
John-ny's so long at the fair.

-3  -3   -2* 3  -3  -2*
He prom-ised to buy me 
3  -3  -2* -5   -3  -2*
a trin-ket to please me
-1   3    2 -2*  3    2
And then for a smile, oh, 
-2*  3   2   -2*    3  -2*
he vowed he would tease me
2   -3   -2* 3   -3  -2* 
He prom-ised to bring me 
3  -3  -2*  -5  -3   -2*
a bunch of blue rib-bons
-1  2  3 -2*  2  -1   1*   -1 
To tie up my bon-ny brown hair.

-3   -3    -3  -2* -5  -3  -2* -1
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 3     3     3    2  -2*  3  -2* 2
Dear, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
-3   -3    -3  -2* -5  -3  -2* -1
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 2    3  -2*  2   -1  1*  -1
John-ny's so long at the fair.

-3  -3   -2* 3  -3 -2*
He prom-ised to buy me 
3 -3  -2* -5 -3  -2*
a bas-ket of pos-ies
-1 3   2  -2*  3   2 
A gar-land of lil-ies, 
-2* 3  2  -2*  3 -2*
a gift of red ros-es
2 -3  -2*   3   -3
A lit-tle straw hat 
-2* 3  -3  -2*  -5  -3   -2*
to set off the blue rib-bons
 -1   2  3 -2*  2  -1   1*   -1
That tie up my bon-ny brown hair.

-3   -3    -3  -2* -5  -3  -2* -1
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 3     3     3    2  -2*  3  -2* 2
Dear, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
-3   -3    -3  -2* -5  -3  -2* -1
Oh, dear! What can the mat-ter be?
 2    3  -2*  2   -1  1*  -1
John-ny's so long at the fair.

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