Starving To Death On My Government Claim (l-m-h)

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
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bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

STARVING TO DEATH ON MY GOVERNMENT CLAIM l-m-h
American folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8

3-2”2   2   2    1
6-5 5   5   5    4
9-9 8   8   8    7
My name is Tom Hight

1   1   2     1  1 3-2”
4   4   5     4  4 6-5
7   7   8     7  7 9-9 
An old bach-‘lor I am
  
  2     -2” -2”-2”  -1
  5     -5  -5 -5   -4
  8     -9  -9 -9   -8
You’ll find me out west

-1 -1   -2” -1  -2”-3”3
-4 -4   -5  -4  -5 -6 6
-8 -8   -9  -8  -9 -109
On the coun-try of fame

 -2”    2   2   2   1
 -5     5   5   5   4
 -9     8   8   8   7
You’ll find me out west

1  1  2  2  2    3 -2”
4  4  5  5  5    6 -5
7  7  8  8  8    9 -9
On an el-e-gant plain

2  -2”  2   -2” -1
5  -5   5   -5  -4
8  -9   8   -9  -8
A starv-in’ to death

3  -2” 2   1   1     1
6  -5  5   4   4     4
9  -9  8   7   7     7
On my gov-ern-ment claim

3-2” 2   2    2    1   1
6-5  5   5    5    4   4
9-9  8   8    8    7   7
Hur-ray for Greer Coun-ty

 1   2   2   2  3 -2”
 4   5   5   5  6 -5
 7   8   8   8  9 -9
The land of the free

 2   -2” -2”-2” -1  -1
 5   -5  -5 -5  -4  -4
 8   -9  -9 -9  -8  -8
The land of the bed-bug

 -1   -2” -1  -2” -3”3
 -4   -5  -4  -5  -6 6
 -8   -9  -8  -9  -109
Grass-hop-per and flea

 -2”  2   2   2    1   1
 -5   5   5   5    4   4
 -9   8   8   8    7   7
I’ll sing of its prais-es

 1    2   2   2  3 -2”
 4    5   5   5  6 -5
 7    8   8   8  9 -9
I’ll tell of its fame

  2    -2”   2  -2” -1
  5    -5    5  -5  -4
  8    -9    8  -9  -8
While starv-ing to death

3  -2” 2   1   1     1
6  -5  5   4   4     4
9  -9  8   7   7     7
On my gov-ern-ment claim

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