The Vicar Of Bray (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

THE VICAR OF BRAY hi-lo
English folk song
Key: C

3   4   -3-3”   3    -3” -2” 3   2
6   7   -7-6    6    -6  -5  6   5
In good King Charles-‘s gold-en days

 -2”  3  1  -2”2   -1    1
 -5   6  4  -5 5   -4    4
When loy-al-ty no harm meant

3  4  -3-3” 3     -3”  -2” 3  2
6  7  -7-6  6     -6   -5  6  5
A zeal-ous high church-man I was

-2” 3  1   -2”   2  -1   1
-5  6  4   -5    5  -4   4
And so I gained pre-fer-ment

3    4   -3” -3   3  4  -3”  -3
6    7   -6  -7   6  7  -6   -7
To teach my flock I nev-er miss’d

  3     4 -34 -4 4-3  -3”  3
  6     7 -77 -8 7-7  -6   6
King’s are by God ap-poin-ted

 3    4   -3-3”  3   -3”  -2” 3   2
 6    7   -7-6   6   -6   -5  6   5
And damned are those who dare re-sist

-2”  3    1    -2”  2  -1   1
-5   6    4    -5   5  -4   4
Or touch the Lord’s a-noin-ted
 
 3   4   -3”-3  3  4    -3”  -3
 6   7   -6 -7  6  7    -6   -7
And this is law I will main-tain

3   4 -34 -4 4-3 -3”  3
6   7 -77 -8 7-7 -6   6
Un-til my dy-ing day Sir

 3    4  -3-3”3 -3” -2”   3     2
 6    7  -7-6 6 -6  -5    6     5
That what-so-ev-er king shall reign

 -2”   3   1   1  -2”-2” 2   -1    1
 -5    6   4   4  -5 -5  5   -4    4
I’ll still be the Vi-car of Bray, Sir

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