Little Old Sod Shanty On My Claim (2nd pos)

by American pioneer 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

LITTLE OLD SOD SHANTY ON MY CLAIM 2nd pos
American pioneer song
Key: D
Harp: G

-4   -4  -4   5   -4  -4 -3 -3
-8   -8  -8   8   -8  -8 -7 -7
I’m look-ing rath-er seed-y now

  3    -3”  3   3   2    3
  6    -6   6   6   5    6
While hold-ing down my claim

 3  3   3   3   -3  -3  5   -4
 6  6   6   6   -7  -7  8   -8
And my vit-tles are not al-ways

 -3    -3   -3”
 -7    -7   -6
Served the best

-3   4   -4   -4   5  -4   -4   -3
-7   7   -8   -8   8  -8   -8   -7
And the mice play shy-ly ‘round me

-3 3 -3”  3   3   2   3
-7 6 -6   6   6   5   6
As I nes-tle down to rest

3  -3”-3  -4  -4  -3   -3” 4
6  -6 -7  -8  -8  -7   -6  7
In my lit-tle old sod shan-ty

-3 -3”  3
-7 -6   6
In the West

-3” -3   4   4   4  4   5    5
-6  -7   7   7   7  7   8    8
Oh, the hing-es are of leath-er

 5   5   5   -4   -4  -3  -4
 8   8   8   -8   -8  -7  -8
And the win-dows have no glass

 3    3     3    3
 6    6     6    6
The boards they let 

 3   5   -4   -3   -3  -3”
 6   8   -8   -7   -7  -6
The howl-ing bliz-zard in

-3   4  -4  -4   5  -4  -4  -3
-7   7  -8  -8   8  -8  -8  -7
You can see the hun-gry coy-ote

-3”3   -3”   3  3   2    3
-6 6   -6    6  6   5    6
As he slinks up in the grass

   3   -3”-3  -4   -4  -3  -3” 4
   6   -6 -7  -8   -8  -7  -6  7
‘Round my lit-tle old sod shan-ty

-3 -3”  3
-7 -6   6
On my claim

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