Rake And A Rambling Boy

by British folk song Joan Baez · 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)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

RAKE AND A RAMBLING BOY
British broadside
Joan Baez
Key: C

7    7 6-5  5   -5 -5  5   -3    5 
Well I'm a rake and a ram-blin' boy. 
8       8  8 -7  8 8 -9  8  -7  7
There's ma-ny a ci-ty I did en-joy,
8    8   -7   8    8   8
And now I've mar-ried me 
-7  7   7  6  -5   5
a pret-ty lit-tle wife 
5   5  5   -5    6  7   
and I love her dear-er 
-7  -7   6  -5   5
than I love my life. 

Oh, she was pretty, both neat and gay
caused me to rob the broad highway
Oh, yes, I robbed it, I do declare. 
And I got myself ten thousand bail.

Well I'm a rake and ram-blin' boy. 
There's ma-ny a ci-ty I did en-joy,
And now I've mar-ried me 
a pret-ty lit-tle wife 

and I love her dear-er than I love my life.  
Oh when I die don't bury me at all 
place my bones in alcohol 
and at my feet place a snow white dove 
to let the world know I died for love.

Well I'm a rake and a ramblin' boy. 
There's many a city I did enjoy,
And now I've married me a pretty little wife 
and I love her dearer than I love my life. 
and I love her dearer than I love my life.

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