The Housewife's Lament (12th pos h-m-l)

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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 12th pos l-m-h
American folk song
Key: G
TIME: 3/4
Harp: D

 1  -2”-2”-2”  -2”  3
 4  -5 -5 -5   -5   6
 7  -9 -9 -9   -9   9
One day I was walk-ing

-3”-1  -1 -1   -1    1
-6 -4  -4 -4   -4    4
-10-8  -8 -8   -8    7
I heard a com-plain-ing

 1   1  1   1   1  1   1   1   -1  2   -2”
 4   4  4   4   4  4   4   4   -4  5   -5
 7   7  7   7   7  7   7   7   -8  8   -9
And saw an old wom-an the pic-ture of gloom

 1   -2”  -2”-2” -2” 3  -3”  -1   -1
 4   -5   -5 -5  -5  6  -6   -4   -4
 7   -9   -9 -9  -9  9  -10  -8   -8
She gazed at the mud on her door-step

  -1    -1   1
  -4    -4   4
  -8    -8   7
(twas’ rain-ing)

 1   1    1   1   1   1   1    1   -1  2   -2”
 4   4    4   4   4   4   4    4   -4  5   -5
 7   7    7   7   7   7   7    7   -8  8   -9
And this was her song as she wield-ed her broom

-2”  -3” -3 -3”-3”3-2”  3   3  3  3    2
-5   -6  -6 -6 -66 -5   6   6  6  6    5
-9   -10 -10-10-109-9   9   9  9  9    8
Oh, life is a toil and love is a trou-ble

 -2” -2” -2” -2”2 -1   2   2   2    2
 -5  -5  -5  -5 5 -4   5   5   5    5
 -9  -9  -9  -9 8 -8   8   8   8    8
Beau-ty will fade and rich-es will flee

 -2”   -2”  -2”  -2”  3
 -5    -5   -5   -5   6
 -9    -9   -9   -9   9
Pleas-ures they dwin-dle

-3”  -1  -1  -1  -1   1
-6   -4  -4  -4  -4   4
-10  -8  -8  -8  -8   7
And pric-es they dou-ble

 1   1    1  1  1  1   1    1   -1 2  -2”
 4   4    4  4  4  4   4    4   -4 5  -5
 7   7    7  7  7  7   7    7   -8 8  -9
And noth-ing is as I would wish it to be

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