Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mild (l-m-h)

by The Fireside Singers · 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

JOSEPH DEAREST, JOSEPH MILD h-m-l
Trad. Christmas carol
The Fireside Singers
Key: F
Time: 3/4

3   2    1    2   3   -3”  3
6   5    4    5   6   -6   6
9   8    7    8   9  -10   9
Jo-seph dear-est, Jo-seph mild,

 3    2  1    2  3  -3”   3
 6    5  4    5  6  -6    6
 9    8  7    8  9  -10   9
Help me rock my lit-tle Child.

-2”  -2”  -2”  3   -2” 2   -1
-5   -5   -5   6   -5  5   -4
-9   -9   -9   9   -9  8   -8
God will give you your re-ward 

2    3    2  1
5    6    5  4
8    9    8  7
in heav'n a-bove,

 2  -1  1  -1   2   1  1
 5  -4  4  -4   5   4  4
 8  -8  7  -8   8   7  7
The Son of Vir-gin Mar-y.


 3   2    1    2    3 -3” 3
 6   5    4    5    6 -6  6
 9   8    7    8    9 -10 9
Glad-ly, dear-est, Mar-y mine,

3  2    1    2    3  -3”  3
6  5    4    5    6  -6   6
9  8    7    8    9  -10  9
I will rock your Kin-del-ein.

-2”  -2”  -2” 3  -2”2   -1
-5   -5   -5  6  -5 5   -4
-9   -9   -9  9  -9 8   -8
God will give me my re-ward 

2    3    2  1
5    6    5  4
8    9    8  7
in heav'n a-bove,

 2    -1  1  -1   2   1  1
 5    -4  4  -4   5   4  4
 8    -8  7  -8   8   7  7
The Child of Vir-gin Mar-y.

 
 3  2    1  2    3 -3” 3
 6  5    4  5    6  -6 6
 9  8    7  8    9 -10 9
Lul-la, lul-la, lul-la-by,

3   2    1    2   3  -3”  3
6   5    4    5   6  -6   6
9   8    7    8   9  -10  9
(Hum music for this line)

-2” -2” -2” 3   -2” 2  -1
-5  -5  -5  6   -5  5  -4
-9  -9  -9  9   -9  8  -8
Lul-la, lul-la, lul-la-by 

 2   3    2   1
 5   6    5   4
 8   9    8   7
(Hum music to end of line)

 2  -1  1  -1   2   1  1
 5  -4  4  -4   5   4  4
 8  -8  7  -8   8   7  7
The Son of Vir-gin Mar-y.

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