Hard Luck (hi-lo)

by American Cowboy 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 LUCK hi-lo
American cowboy song
Key: G
Time: 6/8

3    4   4   4    4 3
6    7   7   7    7 6
Oh, rat-tle your bones

 4   5   5   5   5   4
 7   8   8   8   8   7
You skin-ny old cay-ute

  5     6   6  6   5    4   -4
  8     9   9  9   8    7   -8
We’re gone out to ride the range

 3    4    4   4    4   3
 6    7    7   7    7   6
You can’t get much lean-er,

  4    5     5    5     5   4
  7    8     8    8     8   7
We’ll roam where it’s green-er

 5    6   6   5    4     -4
 8    9   9   8    7     -8
Some day our luck must change

   3    3   3 -3”4
   6    6   6 -67
You’ve been a pal 
  
   4     3   3   3  -3”4
   7     6   6   6  -6 7
Through hun-ger and cold

 -3”    3   3 3   4   -4    5
 -6     6   6 6   7   -8    8
You’re read-y to ride the range

 5    -5  -5 -5  -5  5
 8    -9  -9 -9  -9  8
Just like in the sto-ry

 -4     5   5  5   5  -4
 -8     8   8  8   8  -8
We’ll round up in Glo-ry

 4   -4  -4   3    -3    4
 7   -8  -8   6    -7    7
Some day our luck must change

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