The Liberty Song (hi-lo)

by Patriotic song (pre-Revolutionary) · posted by waltp

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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)

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Tab

THE LIBERTY SONG hi-lo
Patriotic song (pre-Revolutionary)
W: John Dickinson
M: the anthem of the Royal Navy
   Of the United Kingdom
Key: G

 3     4    4   4   4
 6     7    7   7   7
Come, join hand in hand, 

  5  -4  4 -3  -3”  3
  8  -8  7 -7  -6   6
brave A-mer-i-cans all,

 3   -3”   -3”  -3    4
 6   -6    -6   -7    7
And rouse your bold hearts 

4   -4   5  -5  -4   5
7   -8   8  -9  -8   8
at fair Lib-er-ty's call;

3   4  2   -2”  3
6   7  5   -5   6
No tyr-an-nous acts 

 -3”  -3”   4    2    -2”   3
 -6   -6    7    5    -5    6
shall sup-press your just claim,

-4   5    -4   4   6 -3
-8   8    -8   7   9 -7
Or stain with dis-hon-or 

4 -4 -1  -1   3
7 -8 -4  -4   6
A-mer-i-ca's name.
Chorus:

-4  -4  -3    4    -4
-8  -8  -7    7    -8
In Free-dom we're born 

 5  5   5    4   -4    5
 8  8   8    7   -8    8
and in Free-dom we'll live.

 5   -4  4  -35  4  -3”
 8   -8  7  -78  7  -6
Our purs-es are read-y. 

  4   4     3       2   1
  7   7     6       5   4
Stead-y, friends, stead-y;

 3  3  -3”-3    4  -4  5   -4
 6  6  -6 -7    7  -8  8   -8
Not as slaves, but as Free-men 

 4   6  3    3    4
 7   9  6    6    7
our mon-ey we'll give.

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