Paper Of Pins (hi-lo)

by 19th C. Irish-American folk 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

PAPER OF PINS hi-lo
19th C. American adaption of an Irish folk song
Key: G
Time: 6/8

 3    4   4   4  4 -4 -4  6   4
 6    7   7   7  7 -8 -8  9   7
I’ll give to you a pa-per of pins

 4   -3    -4  -4   -4   -3  -4  3
 7   -7    -8  -8   -8   -7  -8  6
And that’s the way that love be-gins

3  -3”  -3” -3” -2”4
6  -6   -6  -6  -5 7
If you will mar-ry me

-3” 3   4   -3  -4 4
-6  6   7   -7  -8 7
If you will mar-ry me

 3    4  4   4   4 -4 -4  6   4
 6    7  7   7   7 -8 -8  9   7
I’ll not ac-cept a pa-per of pins

4   -3    -4  -4   -4   -3  -4  3
7   -7    -8  -8   -8   -7  -8  6
If that’s the way that love be-gins

 3 -3” -3”  -3” -2” 4
 6 -6  -6   -6  -5  7
And I won’t mar-ry you

-3” 3   4   -3  -4  4
-6  6   7   -7  -8  7
And I won’t mar-ry you

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