Times A-Getting Hard, Boys (hi-lo)

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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

TIMES A-GETTING HARD, BOYS hi-lo
American folk song
Key: D

  3   3   4   4    -4    -2”
  6   6   8   8    -8    -5
Times a’-get-ting hard, boys

 3    3  -4   -4    4
 6    6  -8   -8    7
Mon-ey’s get-ting scarce

3    3      3    5  5  -4  -4    -2”
6    6      6    8  8  -8  -8    -5
If time’s don’t get no bet-ter, boys

 3  3   -4    -4    4
 6  6   -8    -8    7
Gon-na leave this place

 3   3   5    5   -4 -4   -2”
 6   6   8    8   -8 -8   -5
Take my true love by the hand

 3    3    -6    -6   6
 6    6    -10   -10  9
Lead her through the town

 5   5   5    6  6  -5  6  -3”
 8   8   8    9  9  -9  9  -6
Say-ing good-bye to ev-‘ry-one

 -3”  3  -5  5  -4  4
 -6   6  -9  8  -8  7
Good-bye to ev-‘ry-one

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