The Work Of The Weavers (hi-lo)

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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
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Tab

THE WORK OF THE WEAVERS hi-lo
Scottish folk song
Key: G

  3    3   3  3   3   3   3
  6    6   6  6   6   6   6
We’re all met to-geth-er here

3  -3”  4  4    3
6  -6   7  7    6
To sit and to crack

2   -2”   3   3  3   3    3
5   -5    6   6  6   6    6
Wi’ our glass-es in our hands

 3   3   3   3  5   5   -4
 6   6   6   6  8   8   -8
And our work up on our back

 2    -2”    3  3   3   3  3    3
 5    -5     6  6   6   6  6    6
And there’s nae a trade a-mong ‘em

 3    3  -3” -3”  4    4   3
 6    6  -6  -6   7    7   6
That can ei-ther mend nor mak’

2  -2” 3  3   -3”  -3” 3   5  -5   -4   4
5  -5  6  6   -6   -6  6   8  -9   -8   7
If it was-na’ for the work of the weav-ers

4  -4  5  5    5   5   -4  -4
7  -8  8  8    8   8   -8  -8
If it was-na’ for the weav-ers

 4     4    4   -3
 7     7    7   -7
What would they do

-3” -3”  -3”  3     4    -5  -5  6   -4
-6  -6   -6   6     7    -9  -9  9   -8
We would-na’ have cloth made of our wool

3    3   3    2   2  3
6    6   6    5   5  6
We would-na’ have a coat,

-3”  -3”   4    4   3
-6   -6    7    7   6
Nei-ther black nor blue

 2      -2” 3  3   -3” -3”  3
 5      -5  6  6   -6  -6   6
Gin(if) it was-na’ for the work

5   5   -4   4
8   8   -8   7
Of the weav-ers

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