The Old Lamplighter (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 OLD LAMPLIGHTER hi-lo
W: Charles Tobias
M: Nat Simon
The Browns
Key: F

3   4    5   -6   6  6  -5   -5    5
6   7    8   -10  9  9  -9   -9    8
He made the night a lit-tle bright-er

 5   5  -3 5    -4  4
 8   8  -7 8    -8  7
Wher-ev-er he would go

 4  -3”  4     3   4
 7  -6   7     6   7
The old lamp-light-er

-5  5     5   4 -4
-9  8     8   7 -8
Of long, long a-go

 3   4   5  -6   6  6   -5   -5  5
 6   7   8  -10  9  9   -9   -9  8
His snow-y hair was so much whit-er

5    5   -3   5  -4   4
8    8   -7   8  -8   7
Be-neath the can-dle glow

 4  -3”  4     3   4
 7  -6   7     6   7
The old lamp-light-er

-5  5     5  -4 4
-9  8     8  -8 7
Of long, long a-go


  3    4   -4   5   6  5  -4   4
  6    7   -8   8   9  8  -8   7
You'd hear the pat-ter of his feet

3  4   -3   5    6    5   -4     4
6  7   -7   8    9    8   -8     7
As he came tod-dling down the street

-4    5     6    5  -4  4   3    4   -4   5
-8    8     9    8  -8  7   6    7   -8   8
His smile would hide a lone-ly heart you see

-3” -4    5    -5    -6    -5  5   -4
-6  -8    8    -9    -10   -9  8   -8
If there were sweet-hearts in the park

 -3”  -4  5  -5  -6   -5   5   -4
 -6   -8  8  -9  -10  -9   8   -8
He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark

5  -5  -6  -5   5   -4   -3”  -4  5  -5
8  -9  -10 -9   8   -8   -6   -8  8  -9
Re-mem-ber-ing the days that used to be

 3  4  -4   5    6     5     -4   4
 6  7  -8   8    9     8     -8   7
For he re-calls when dreams were new

3    4    -4   5   6    5   -4   4
6    7    -8   8   9    8   -8   7
He loved some-one who loved him too

-4    5    6    5 -4  4   3  -3 -4 4
-8    8    9    8 -8  7   6  -7 -8 7
Who walks with him a-lone in mem-o-ry

3   4    5   -6   6  6  -5   -5    5
6   7    8   -10  9  9  -9   -9    8
He made the night a lit-tle bright-er

 5   5  -3 5   -4   4
 8   8  -7 8   -8   7
Wher-ev-er he would go

 4  -3”  4     3   4
 7  -6   7     6   7
The old lamp-light-er

-5  5     5  -4 4
-9  8     8  -8 7
Of long, long a-go

 3  4  -4   5   6  5  -4   4
 6  7  -8   8   9  8  -8   7
Now if you look up at the sky

  3    4  -4    5    6   5  -4   4
  6    7  -8    8    9   8  -8   7
You'll un-der-stand the rea-son why

-4   5   6    5   -4   4    3   4 -4  5
-8   8   9    8   -8   7    6   7 -8  8
The lit-tle stars at night are all a-glow

3    4    -4  5   6     5   -4  4
6    7    -8  8   9     8   -8  7
He turns them on when night is near

3    4    -4   5   6    5   -4  4
6    7    -8   8   9    8   -8  7
He turns them off when dawn is here

-3   4  -4   5  -4   5   3   -3 -4 4
-7   7  -8   8  -8   8   6   -7 -8 7
The lit-tle man we loved of long a-go

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