I've Got Sixpence

by English marching 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

I’VE GOT SIXPENCE
English marching song
Based on American Civil War song
Key: D

 5    4   3    4     5  5   4  4   3    4
I’ve got six-pence, jol-ly jol-ly six-pence
 5   4    3    4    4   4   4  -3  4   -4
I’ve got six-pence, to last me all my life
 3    3   4    4   4    5
I’ve got tup-pence to spend
 4  -3”  -3” -3”  -5
And tup-pence to lend
-4  -3   -3   -3  -3   4   -4 -3  4
And tup-pence to take home to my wife
-3 4 -4     -3  3 -5  5 -4  4
No friends have I to grieve me
4   -3” -3”-3” -3”  -4  4 -3” -3 4  -4
No pret-ty lit-tle girl to de-ceive me
 3  3   4  4  4  4  5    4  -3”-4 -5
I’m as hap-py as a lark, be-lieve me
-4-3 -3 -3 4-4-3  4
As I go roll-ing home
 -3   4   -4   3    3   3
Roll-ing home roll-ing home 
 4   -4   5    3    3   3
 -5   6  -6*   -3  -3   -3
roll-ing home roll-ing home
-3  4   -4   -4 -4  -4   6 -5 5 6 -6-7
by the light of the sil-ver-y   moon
 7  4  4   4   4
hap-py is the day 
 -4   5  -5 -3” -3” -3” -3”
when the na-vy gets its pay
-3”-3 -3-34-3 -3”-3 4
and I go roll-ing home

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