The Sow Took The Measles (hi-lo) Harmonica Tabs

Folk song from Arkansas
Key: E

5 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6
8 7 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 9
How do you think I be-gan in the world?

6 6 -4-4 -4 -5 5 4 4 4 4
9 9 -8-8 -8 -9 8 7 7 7 7
I got me a sow and sev-‘ral oth-er things

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7 8 7 7 7 7
The sow took the meas-les

4 4 3 -3 -3 4
7 7 6 -7 -7 7
And she died in the spring

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8 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 9
What do you think I made of her hide?

6 6 -4 -4 -4 -4
9 9 -8 -8 -8 -8
The ver-y best sad-dle

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-9 -9 8 7 7 7
That you ev-er did ride

5 5 4 5 5 4 5 -5 6 6
8 8 7 8 8 7 8 -9 9 9
Sad-dle or bri-dle or an-y such thing

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9 9 9 9 9 6
The sow took the meas-les

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6 6 6 -6 -7 7
And she died in the spring