Wae's Me For Prince Charlie (hi-lo)

by Scottish folk song, circa 1825 · posted by WaltP

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+: 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)

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Tab

WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE hi-lo
W: William Glen, circa 1825
Scottish folk song
Key: G

3  3  3 -3” 4   -3 -3”3-3”4 -4
6  6  6 -6  7   -7 -66 -67  -8
A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door

5   3   -3” 4 5  -4 4  -3”  3
8   6   -6  7 8  -8 7  -6   6
He war-bled sweet and clear-ly

3    3  3-3” 4    -3 -3”3-3”4 -4
6    6  6-6  7    -7 -66 -67  -8
An’ aye the o’er come o’ his song

 5     3   -3”4 5  -4 4   -3”  3
 8     6   -6 7 8  -8 7   -6   6
Was “Wae’s me for Prince Char-lie”

4    -4 -45  6   -6   6   5   -4   5   4
7    -8 -88  9   -10  9   8   -8   8   7
Oh! when I heard the bon-nie, bon-nie bird

 5   -4    5    6   -5   5   -4
 8   -8    8    9   -9   8   -8
The tears cam’ drap-pin rare-ly

4  -4 -45  6  -6  6 5 -44 -4
7  -8 -88  9  -10 9 8 -87 -8
I took my bon-net aff my head

 5   3  -3”4 -4   -4 4   -3”  3
 8   6  -6 7 -8   -8 7   -6   6
For weel I lo’ed Prince Char-lie

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