The Darby Ram (hi-lo)

by English-American folk song · 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

THE DARBY RAM hi-lo
English-American folk song
Geo. Washington’s favorite (?)
Key: G
Time: 6/8

3  4  4    4   4   4  3
6  7  7    7   7   7  6
As I was going to Dar-by

  3   4  4 -4  -4   5
  6   7  7 -8  -8   8
‘Twas on a mar-ket day

5 -5   5  -4   4   -3    3
8 -9   8  -8   7   -7    6
I saw the big-gest ram, sir

 3  -3”-3” -3” -3  -3  4
 6  -6 -6  -6  -7  -7  7
That e-ver was fed on hay

 3  -3”-3” -3” -3  -3  4
 6  -6 -6  -6  -7  -7  7
That e-ver was fed on hay


 3    4   4   4  4   4     3
 6    7   7   7  7   7     6
That ram was fat be-hind, sir

 3    4   4  -4  -4  5
 6    7   7  -8  -8  8
That ram was fat be-fore

5   -5   5   -4    4     -3     3
8   -9   8   -8    7     -7     6
It meas-ured six yards ‘round, sir

 3  3 -3”-3”-3”-3  -3  4
 6  6 -6 -6 -6 -7  -7  7
And I think it was no more

 3  3 -3”-3”-3”-3  -3  4
 6  6 -6 -6 -6 -7  -7  7
And I think it was no more

3   1    2   2   2    -3”   3
6   4    5   5   5    -6    6
In-deed sir and it’s true, sir

 3   3    4  4   4     4   2  -1
 6   6    7  7   7     7   5  -4
And I’ve nev-er been known to lie

 3  1    1    3   3   4  -4
 6  4    4    6   6   7  -8
And if you’d been to Dar-by

  -4   2   2  2   -3” 3 34
  -8   5   5  5   -6  6 67
You’d seen it as well as I

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