Surely Goodness and Mercy

by ? · posted by Pulp

How hard is it?

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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

Finally got around to posting this, another one of my favorite hymns or spirituals.  It's kinda tricky due to some syllables having more than one note, but worth what little extra effort it takes.

Surely Goodness and Mercy

A stran-   ger    was I  and a wand-rin’
6    7      7     7   8  -8  7 -6    7

Through a world full of sin did  I roam,
   7    7   -8  -8  -8  -8  7   -8   8

Till Je-sus the kind shep-herd found me,
  6   7  7    7  8    -8   7    -6    7

And now I am on my way home.
 -9 8  -8 7 -7 -6  -7   7

Chorus:
Sure-ly good-ness and mer-cy shall fol-low me    
 8  -8  8-8   7   8-8 8-8 7   8    9  -107 8

All the days, all the days of my   life.
8   8    -8   -8   -8 -8   7 -8    8-88-87

Sure-ly good-ness and mer-cy shall fol-low me,
 8   8  8 -8  7   8-8 8-8 7    8    9 -107 8

All the days, all the days of my life.
 8  8   -8    -8  -8  -9   8  -8   7 

And I shall dwell, in the House of the Lord, 
-9  -9  -9   -9    -9  -9  -9    8  -8   7
for-e-ver
-8  7 -6

And I shall feast, at the tab-le set for  me.
-9 -9 -9     -9    -9  -9  -9  -8  8  -9   8-87

Sure-ly good-ness and mer-cy shall fol-low me,
 8   -8  8-8  7   8-8 8-8 7    8    9 -107  8

All the days, all the days of my life.
 8   8  -8    -8  -8  -9   8  -8  7

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound