Starving To Death On My Government Claim (2nd pos) Harmonica Tabs

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 6/8
Harp: G

-44 -3 -3 -3 3
-87 -7 -7 -7 6
My name is Tom Hight

3 3 -3 -3 -3 -44
6 6 -7 -7 -7 -87
An old bach-‘lor I am

-3 4 4 4 -3”
-7 7 7 7 -6
You’ll find me out west

-3”-3” 4 -3” 4 5 -4
-6 -6 7 -6 7 8 -8
On the coun-try of fame

4 -3 -3 -3 3
7 -7 -7 -7 6
You’ll find me out west

3 3 -3 -3 -3 -4 4
6 6 -7 -7 -7 -8 7
On an el-e-gant plain

-3 4 -3 4 -3”
-7 7 -7 7 -6
A starv-in’ to death

-4 4 -3 3 3 3
-8 7 -7 6 6 6
On my gov-ern-ment claim

-44 -3 -3 -3 3 3
-87 -7 -7 -7 6 6
Hur-ray for Greer Coun-ty

3 -3 -3 -3 -4 4
6 -7 -7 -7 -8 7
The land of the free

-3 4 4 4 -3” -3”
-7 7 7 7 -6 -6
The land of the bed-bug

-3” 4 -3” 4 5 -4
-6 7 -6 7 8 -8
Grass-hop-per and flea

4 -3 -3 -3 3 3
7 -7 -7 -7 6 6
I’ll sing of its prais-es

3 -3 -3 -3 -4 4
6 -7 -7 -7 -8 7
I’ll tell of its fame

-3 4 -3 4 -3”
-7 7 -7 7 -6
While starv-ing to death

-4 4 -3 3 3 3
-8 7 -7 6 6 6
On my gov-ern-ment claim