Starving To Death On My Government Claim (2nd pos)

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−: 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
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STARVING TO DEATH ON MY GOVERNMENT CLAIM 2nd pos
American folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8
Harp: G

-44 -3  -3 -3    3
-87 -7  -7 -7    6
My name is Tom Hight

3   3   -3   -3 -3 -44
6   6   -7   -7 -7 -87
An old bach-‘lor I am

 -3     4   4   4   -3”
 -7     7   7   7   -6
You’ll find me out west

-3”-3”  4   -3” 4  5 -4
-6 -6   7   -6  7  8 -8
On the coun-try of fame

  4     -3  -3 -3   3
  7     -7  -7 -7   6
You’ll find me out west

3  3  -3 -3 -3   -4 4
6  6  -7 -7 -7   -8 7
On an el-e-gant plain

-3  4   -3  4   -3”
-7  7   -7  7   -6
A starv-in’ to death

-4 4  -3   3   3     3
-8 7  -7   6   6     6
On my gov-ern-ment claim

-44 -3  -3   -3    3   3
-87 -7  -7   -7    6   6
Hur-ray for Greer Coun-ty

 3   -3  -3 -3  -4 4
 6   -7  -7 -7  -8 7
The land of the free

-3   4   4   4  -3” -3”
-7   7   7   7  -6  -6
The land of the bed-bug

 -3”   4  -3”  4  5 -4
 -6    7  -6   7  8 -8
Grass-hop-per and flea

 4    -3  -3 -3    3   3
 7    -7  -7 -7    6   6
I’ll sing of its prais-es

 3    -3  -3 -3  -4 4
 6    -7  -7 -7  -8 7
I’ll tell of its fame

 -3     4   -3  4   -3”
 -7     7   -7  7   -6
While starv-ing to death

-4 4  -3   3   3     3
-8 7  -7   6   6     6
On my gov-ern-ment claim

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