Times A-Getting Hard, Boys (2nd pos)

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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 2nd pos
American folk song
Key: D
Harp: G

 -1  -1  -3   -3   -3”   1
 -4  -4  -7   -7   -6    4
Times a’-get-ting hard, boys

-1   -1  -3”  -3”    3
-4   -4  -6   -6     6
Mon-ey’s get-ting scarce

-1   -1     -1  -3  -3 -3” -3”   1
-4   -4     -4  -7  -7 -6  -6    4
If time’s don’t get no bet-ter, boys

-1  -1  -3”   -3”   3
-4  -4  -6    -6    6
Gon-na leave this place

 -1  -1  -3   -3  -3”-3”  1
 -4  -4  -7   -7  -6 -6   4
Take my true love by the hand

 -1  -1     5     5   -4
 -4  -4     8     8   -8
Lead her through the town

-3  -3   -3  -4  -4 4   4   2
-7  -7   -7  -8  -8 7   7   5
Say-ing good-bye to ev-‘ry-one

 2   -1  4  -3  -3” 3
 5   -4  7  -7  -6  6
Good-bye to ev-‘ry-one

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