Across The Western Ocean (hi&lo)

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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)

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Tab

ACROSS THE WESTERN OCEAN hi-lo
Irish sea chantey
Key: D

7  -8    8    8   8   -8   7   8  8   8
4  -4    5    5   5   -4   4   5  5   5
Oh the times are hard and the wag-es low

7 -8 -8    -8   -8    8    9
4 -4 -4    -4   -4    5    6
A-me-lia, where you bound to?

 9   -10 9  9     8    9  9   7
 6   -6  6  6     5    6  6   4
The Rock-y Moun-tains are my home

-8  8    8    8  -8 -8  7
-4  5    5    5  -4 -4  4
A-cross the west-ern o-cean.


7  -8    8   8   8 -8 7   8      8    8
4  -4    5   5   5 -4 4   5      5    5
Oh the land of prom-ise there you'll see

7 -8 -8    -8   -8    8    9
4 -4 -4    -4   -4    5    6
A-me-lia, where you bound to?

 9   -10  9   9    8    9    9   7
 6   -6   6   6    5    6    6   4
I'm bound a-cross that west-ern Sea.

-8  8    8  8  -8 -8  7
-4  5    5  5  -4 -4  4
To join the I-rish ar-my


7  -8   8   8  8   -8 7   8  8   8
4  -4   5   5  5   -4 4   5  5   5
And to Liv-er-pool I'll take my way

7 -8 -8    -8   -8    8    9
4 -4 -4    -4   -4    5    6
A-me-lia, where you bound to?

9  -10 9   9    8    9   9     7
6  -6  6   6    5    6   6     4
To Liv-er-pool that Yan-kee school.

-8  8    8    8  -8 -8  7
-4  5    5    5  -4 -4  4
A-cross the west-ern o-cean.


 7 -8    8  8   8    8
 4 -4    5  5   5    5
There's Liv-er-pool Pat 

 -8   7   8    8    8
 -4   4   5    5    5
with his tar-p’lin hat

7 -8 -8    -8   -8    8    9
4 -4 -4    -4   -4    5    6
A-me-lia, where you bound to?

 9  -10  9   9    8   9   9   7
 6  -6   6   6    5   6   6   4
And Yan-kee John the pack-et rat.

-8  8    8    8  -8 -8  7
-4  5    5    5  -4 -4  4
A-cross the west-ern o-cean.


7  -8 8  8   8  -87   8    8  8
4  -4 5  5   5  -44   5    5  5
Be-ware the pack-et ships, I say,

7 -8 -8    -8   -8    8    9
4 -4 -4    -4   -4    5    6
A-me-lia, where you bound to?

 9    -10    9     9    8     9    9  7
 6    -6     6     6    5     6    6  4
They steal your stores and clothes a-way. 

-8  8    8    8  -8 -8  7
-4  5    5    5  -4 -4  4
A-cross the west-ern o-cean.

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