Lovely Rustic Beauty (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

LOVELY RUSTIC BEAUTY (A Sad Story) hi-lo
Trad. folk
Key: D
Time: 3/4

1  2    2   2   3
4  5    5   5   6
A long time to come

-2”-1-1   1  1   1
-5-4 -4   4  4   4
I re-mem-ber it well

 1  1  1   2   2   4     4
 4  4  4   5   5   7     7
All a-lone in the work-house

 4    -3  3   3    3
 7    -7  6   6    6
This beau-ty did dwell

 3    3  4   4    4   -3  3
 6    6  7   7    7   -7  6
With her fa-ther and moth-er

 1   -2”   3  -3” 3
 5   -5    6  -6  6
She dwelt all se-rene

-2”  2   2   2   3
-5   5   5   5   6
Her hair it was red

-2” -1  -1   1   1    1
-5  -4  -4   4   4    4
And her age was nine-teen

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