Hard Is The Fortune Of All Womankind (hi-lo)

by American-English folk 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

HARD IS THE FORTUNE OF ALL WOMANKIND hi-lo
(The Wagoner’s Lad)
American version of 18th C. English folk song
Key: G
Time: 3/4

5-4  4   -3” 3   4   -4
8-8  7   -6  6   7   -8
Oh, hard is the for-tune

5   4   3  -3” 3
8   7   6  -6  6
Of all wom-an-kind

   4    -4  4   -4   5  6
   7    -8  7   -8   8  9
They’re al-ways con-trolled

  -6    6   5    4   -4
  -10   9   8    7   -8
They’re al-ways con-fined

-4    -4    4   -4    5   6
-8    -8    7   -8    8   9
Con-trolled by their par-ents

-6  6   5    4   -4
-10 9   8    7   -8
Un-til they are wives

5 -4   4    4    3   -3”   4
8 -8   7    7    6   -6    7
Then slaves to their hus-bands

-4   4   3   -3”    3
-8   7   6   -6     6
The rest of their lives

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