The Housewife's Lament (hi-lo)

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+: 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

THE HOUSEWIFE’S LAMENT hi-lo
American folk song
Key: G
TIME: 3/4


 6   7  7  7   7   -8
-1   3  3  3   3   -3
One day I was walk-ing


8  -6 -6  -6   -6    6
-4  2   2  2    2   -1
I heard a com-plain-ing


 6   6  6   6   6  6   6   6   -6  -7   7
-1  -1  -1 -1  -1  -1 -1  -1   2  -2*   3
And saw an old wom-an the pic-ture of gloom


 6    7   7   7   7  -8  8   -6   -6
-1    3   3   3   3  -3 -4   2    2
She gazed at the mud on her door-step


  -6    -6   6
  2     2   -1
(twas’ rain-ing)


 6   6    6   6   6   6   6    6   -6 -7    7
-1   -1  -1  -1   -1  -1 -1   -1   2  -2*   3
And this was her song as she wield-ed her broom


7    8   8  8 8 -8  7   -8  -8 -8 -8  -7
3    -4  -4 -4-4-3  3   -3  -3 -3 -3  -2*
Oh, life is a toil and love is a trou-ble


 7   7   7   7-7  -6   -7  -7  -7   -7
 3   3   3   3-2*  2   -2* -2* -2*  -2*
Beau-ty will fade and rich-es will flee


  7    7    7    7   -8
  3    3    3    3   -3
Pleas-ures they dwin-dle


 8   -6  -6  -6  -6   6
-4   2   2   2    2  -1
And pric-es they dou-ble


 6   6    6  6  6  6   6    6   -6 -7 7
-1   -1  -1  -1 -1 -1  -1   -1  2 -2* 3
And noth-ing is as I would wish it to be

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