The Shanty-Man's Life

by American loggers’ song · posted by WaltP

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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 SHANTY-MAN’S LIFE
American loggers’ song
Key: Am

5  -5  6   6   -5    5
Oh, a shan-ty man’s life 
7  6  -5  5  -4   3
Is a wear-i-some life,
5    -5    6    -5   5   -3  -3  -3
Al-though some think it void of care
  6    6  -5 5  7 6  
Swing-ing an ax from 
 -5  -5   -4    3
Morn-ing till night
5  -5    6   -5  5  -3  -3  -3  -3
In the midst of the for-est so drear
5  -4  5  -5   6 -6*7* -7   7 6  -5
Ly-ing in the shan-ty bleak and cold
 -3   -4  4 -4   5  -5
While the cold storm-y
 6   6  -6*7*  -7
Win-try winds blow
-7  7   -6*-6* -5   6    5 
And as soon as the day-light 
 -5  5-3 -3  
Doth ap-pear
-3 -4   6    -5 5 -3  -3  -3
To the wild woods we must go

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