This Old Man (Ver 2)

by Unknown · posted by tnic-vols

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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

This Old Man

 6    5   6   6   5      6  
This old man, he played one,

-6   6    -5    5  -4  5   -5
He played nick-nack on my drum. 

Chorus: (Repeat after each verse)
 5  -5  6    4   4  4    4
With a nick-nack paddy whack 

 4  -4  5 -5  6  
Give a dog a bone,

 6   -4  -4   -5   5  -4   4
This old man came rolling home. 

Verse 2:
This old man, he played two
He played nick-nack on my shoe.

Verse 3:
This old man, he played three,
He played nick-nack on my knee.

Verse 4:
This old man, he played four,
He played nick-nack on my door.

Verse 5:
This old man, he played five,
He played nick-nack on my hive.

Verse 6:
This old man, he played six,
He played nick-nack on my sticks.

Verse 7:
This old man, he played seven,
He played nick-nack up to heaven.

Verse 8:
This old man he played eight,
He played nick-nack on my gate.

Verse 9:
This old man, he played nine,
He played nick-nack on my line.

Verse 10:
This old man, he playe ten,
He played nick-nack on my hen.

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