Poor Old Slave (chrom)

by By G. W. H. Griffin · posted by waltp

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−: 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
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Tab

POOR OLD SLAVE chrom
By G. W. H. Griffin – 1851
Trad. folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8


 -3   -3  -5  -6*  6 -5 -4 -5
'Tis just one year a-go to-day,
 -5  5*-5  6   5*  -5
That I re-mem-ber well,
-3 -3  -5 -6*  6   -5   -4   -5
I sat down by poor Nel-ly's side
-5 -5  5* -5  6   5*  -5
And a sto-ry she did tell.
  -5    5* -5  6   5* -5 -6*  -3
'Twas 'bout a poor un-hap-py slave,
 -3   -4   -4  -4 7..-4 -3
That lived for man-y a year;
-3  -3   -5   -6*   6  -5 -4  -5...
But now he's dead, and in his grave,
-5  5* -5  6... 5*  -5
No mas-ter does he fear.

CHORUS
-5  -6*  -6*  -6*  -6*  6   6   6
The poor old slave has gone to rest,
6   6    6   6  7  -6*
We know that he is free.
-6* -6*  -6* -6* -7   7   7  7...
Dis-turb him not but let him rest,
  7  -6* -6*  6  5* -5 
'Way down in Ten-na-see.

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