Dick Darby

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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

DICK DARBY
Irish folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8

-1  2  -2* -2* -3   3  2
Oh me name is Dick Dar-by, 
 2  3 -2*  -1
I’m a cob-bler
-3 -5 -5  -5  -5  -3 -4   4
I ser-ved me time at old camp
 4    -5  -3 -3 -4  3 -4 -4 -3
Some call me an old ag-i-ta-tor
 3  -2*  3  -3   3    2  1*  -1
But now I’m re-solved to re-pent
 -1  2  -2*  -3   -3 -3
With me ing-twing of an 
 3    2   2  2 -2* -1
ing-thing of an-i-day
 -3  -3 -5   -5   -5 -5
With me ing-twing of an 
-5   -5   -3 -3 -4 4
ing-thing of an-i-day
 4   4  -5  -3  -3
with me-roo-boo-boo-
-4   3  -3  -4  -3
roo-boo-boo ran-dy
-3  3  -2*   3    -3    3    2  1* -1
and me lab stone keeps beat-ing a-way

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