The Housewife’s Lament (12th pos h-m-l) Harmonica Tabs

American folk song
Key: G
TIME: 3/4
Harp: D

1 -2”-2”-2” -2” 3
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 6
7 -9 -9 -9 -9 9
One day I was walk-ing

-3”-1 -1 -1 -1 1
-6 -4 -4 -4 -4 4
-10-8 -8 -8 -8 7
I heard a com-plain-ing

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 2 -2”
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 -5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 -8 8 -9
And saw an old wom-an the pic-ture of gloom

1 -2” -2”-2” -2” 3 -3” -1 -1
4 -5 -5 -5 -5 6 -6 -4 -4
7 -9 -9 -9 -9 9 -10 -8 -8
She gazed at the mud on her door-step

-1 -1 1
-4 -4 4
-8 -8 7
(twas’ rain-ing)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 2 -2”
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 -5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 -8 8 -9
And this was her song as she wield-ed her broom

-2” -3” -3 -3”-3”3-2” 3 3 3 3 2
-5 -6 -6 -6 -66 -5 6 6 6 6 5
-9 -10 -10-10-109-9 9 9 9 9 8
Oh, life is a toil and love is a trou-ble

-2” -2” -2” -2”2 -1 2 2 2 2
-5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 5 5 5 5
-9 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 8 8 8 8
Beau-ty will fade and rich-es will flee

-2” -2” -2” -2” 3
-5 -5 -5 -5 6
-9 -9 -9 -9 9
Pleas-ures they dwin-dle

-3” -1 -1 -1 -1 1
-6 -4 -4 -4 -4 4
-10 -8 -8 -8 -8 7
And pric-es they dou-ble

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 2 -2”
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 -5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 -8 8 -9
And noth-ing is as I would wish it to be