Hard Times Come Again No More Audio Example and Tab

by Steven Foster

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This version is in second position and requires bending (" means bend 
a whole step). The audio example is played in the key of D on a G harp 
and has a few ideas for embellishing the tab below. Hope y'all have as 
much fun with this tune as I have!  
  Hard Times Come Again No More
  3    -3"  -3    -3   -3"    -3  -4
 Let us pause in life's pleasure
  4  -3  -3"   3    -2" -3" 3
 And count it's many tears
   -4       5   -4     3       -3" 3    -3    -3"     3
 While we all share sorrow with the poor.
   3        -3" -3      -3   -3" -3 -4
 There's a song that will linger 
  4 -3 -3" 3  -2" -3"   3
 For - ever   in our ears
 -4  5  -4       6         -7     -6 6     5  6
 Oh    hard times come again no more.
 Chorus
 -3    4    -4 -        4 -4"   -4  5    -4 -4    
 It's the song, the sigh of the weary
   6       -4        5       -4         -3     -3"     3    -3" 
 Hard times, hard times, come again no more.
   3 -3"  -3     -3     -3"   -3 -4
 Many days you have lingered
   4 -3  -3" 3   -2"-3"  3
 Around my cabin door
  -4 5 -4       6        -3      -4 -3" 3  2 3 3 
 Oh, hard times, come again    no   more.