Keep The Homefires Burning (hi-lo)

by WWI patriotic British 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

KEEP THE HOMEFIRES BURNING hi-lo
W: Lena G. Ford
M: Ivor Novello
WWI patriotic British song
Key: F

 5   -5   6     5    5   -4
 8   -9   9     8    8   -8
Keep the Home-Fires Burn-ing, 

  4    -4    5     4    4   -3
  7    -8    8     7    7   -7
While your hearts are yearn-ing, 
 
 -3”    -3   4   -3”  3  4  5
 -6     -7   7   -6   6  7  8 
Though your lads are far a-way 

 6     5   -4  -4
 9     8   -8  -8
they dream of home. 
  

  5    -5  6   5   5  -4
  8    -9  9   8   8  -8
There's a sil-ver lin-ing, 

   4    -4   5     4    4   -3
   7    -8   8     7    7   -7
through the dark cloud shin-ing, 

 -3” -3   4     -3” 3   4    5
 -6  -7   7     -6  6   7    8
Turn the dark cloud in-side out, 

  6  -5   5    -4   4
  9  -9   8    -8   7
'til the boys come home.

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