The Housewife’s Lament (chrom) Harmonica Tabs

American folk song
Key: G
TIME: 3/4

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One day I was walk-ing
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I heard a com-plain-ing
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And saw an old wom-an the pic-ture of gloom
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She gazed at the mud on her door-step
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(twas’ rain-ing)
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And this was her song as she wield-ed her broom
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Oh, life is a toil and love is a trou-ble
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Beau-ty will fade and rich-es will flee
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Pleas-ures they dwin-dle
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And pric-es they dou-ble
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And noth-ing is as I would wish it to be