Hard, Ain't It Hard (l-m-h)

by Appalachian folk song · posted by WaltP

How hard is it?

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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

HARD, AIN’T IT HARD l-m-h
Appalachian folk song
Key: D

  3   -3”32  1   1   -1   2   -2”
  6   -6 65  4   4   -4   5   -5
  9   -1098  7   7   -8   8   -9
There is a house in this old town

  3      3   3   -3”  3    3   2  -1
  6      6   6   -6   6    6   5  -4
  9      9   9   -10  9    9   8  -8
That’s where my true love lays a-round

  3   -3” -3” 3  2    1   -1 2 -2”-2”  -3”
  6   -6  -6  6  5    4   -4 5 -5 -5   -6
  9   -10 -10 9  8    7   -8 8 -9 -9   -10
Takes oth-er wom-en right down on his knee

  3    3   2  -1   -2” -2”  2    -1  1
  6    6   5  -4   -5  -5   5    -4  4
  9    9   8  -8   -9  -9   8    -8  7
Tells them a tale that he won’t tell me

 1     2   2   -1   1    -1   2   -2”
 4     5   5   -4   4    -4   5   -5
 7     8   8   -8   7    -8   8   -9
It’s hard and it’s hard ain’t it hard

-2” 3    3   3   -3” 3   3   2   -1
-5  6    6   6   -6  6   6   5   -4
-9  9    9   9   -10 9   9   8   -8
To love one that nev-er did love you

 2    2   -1   1     -1   2   -2”   -2”  -3”
 5    5   -4   4     -4   5   -5    -5   -6
 8    8   -8   7     -8   8   -9    -9   -10
Hard and it’s hard, ain’t it hard, great God

-3” 3    3   2   -1  -2” 2   -1  1
-6  6    6   5   -4  -5  5   -4  4
-10 9    9   8   -8  -9  8   -8  7
To love one that nev-er will be true

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