Farewell, Nancy (hi-lo)

by 19th C. Irish folk song · posted by WaltP

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+: 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

FAREWELL, NANCY hi-lo
19th C. Irish folk song
Key: Em
Time: 3/4

-3”-3 4   -4  5   -4   4  -4
-6-7  7   -8  8   -8   7  -8
Fare-well my dear-est Nan-cy

6  -5 5  -3”-3-3”  3   -3”
9  -9 8  -6 -7-6   6   -6
Since I must now leave you

-3”-34-4  5 -4  4
-6-77 -8  8 -8  7
Un-to the salt seas

-44-3-3” 3    4  -4 5
-87-7-6  6    7  -8 8
I   am bound for to go

 5  -6  6   -6  5  -4 4
 8  -10 9   -10 8  -8 7
But let my long ab-sence

-4 6 5 -3”4-3-3”3  -3”
-8 9 8 -6 7-7-6 6  -6
Be  no trou-ble to you

-3”-33 -4   5   -6  6  -6   5 -4
-6-77  -8   8   -10 9  -10  8 -8
For I shall re-turn in the spring

4 -3-3” -3”
7 -7-6  -6
As you know