Good Sweet Ham (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

GOOD SWEET HAM hi-lo
Trad. folk
Key: G
Time: 2/4

 4  -4   5  -6  6    -6   6   5
 7  -8   8  -10 9   -10   9   8
You may talk a-bout good eat-ing

4   -4  5   -6    6   6    5     4    -4
7   -8  8   -10   9   9    8     7    -8
Of your oy-sters and your chow-der’d clam

 4   -4   5   -6  6  -6   6   5
 7   -8   8   -10 9  -10  9   8
But it’s when I’m aw-ful hun-gry

 4    -4   6   5   4   -4    5    4
 7    -8   9   8   7   -8    8    7
Then just give me good old sweet ham

 4   -4    5   -6   6  -6   6   5
 7   -8    8   -10  9  -10  9   8
How some folks may dif-fer with me

 5   -5    6    -6   6   6   5  4  -4
 7   -8    8    -10  9   9   8  7  -8
But their talk ‘tis noth-in but a sham

 4  -4   5    -6   6    -6   6   5
 7  -8   8    -10  9   -10   9   8
For to touch this dark-ie’s pal-ate

4    5    6   5   4   -4    5    4
7    8    9   8   7   -8    8    7
Oh! just give me good old sweet ham

 3   4  4  4   5   6
 6   7  7  7   8   9
Old ham it is the meat

 6  -6 6  5   4    -4  4   4
 9 -10 9  8   7    -8  7   7
For it is al-ways good to eat

 4  -4   5   5    -4   4
 7  -8   8   8    -8   7
You may bake it, broil it

 6  5  4   -4
 9  8  7   -8
Fry it or boil

-4    5   4  -3”-3  -3   -3”
-8    8   7  -6 -7  -7   -6
But still it is al-ways sweet

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