The British Grenadiers (hi-lo)

by 17th C. English 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
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Tab

THE BRITISH GRENADIERS hi-lo  
17th C. English folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/4

 3    4   3  4  -4 5  -5
 6    7   6  7  -8 8  -9
Some talk of Al-ex-an-der 

-4-5 6   4  5-4 4-3 4
-8-9 9   7  8-8 7-7 7
And some of Her-cu-les 

3   4   3   4  -4  5  -4
6   7   6   7  -8  8  -8
Of Hec-tor and Ly-san-der 

5-5  6     4    5 -4 4-3  4
8-9  9     7    8 -8 7-7  7
And such great names as these 

 5  -5  6  -6    6      -5   5   -5
 8  -9  9  -10   9      -9   8   -9
But of all the world’s brave he-roes 

   4     -6   -6   6 -55-4 4
   7    -10  -10   9 -98-8 7
There’s none that can com-pare 

 3   3  4   3   4  -4   5   4
 6   6  7   6   7  -8   8   7
With a tow row row row row row 

5  -5   6    5  5 -4 4 -3 4
8  -9   9    8  8 -8 7 -7 7
To the Brit-ish Gren-a-dier

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