MISC CHRISTMAS - "the borning day.num" Tablature

From: Barrie McCombs <bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca>

THE BORNING DAY Time: 4/4 Tenor: D(Bm) Bass: C(Am)
- West Indian, may be traditional
- Record: Harry Belafonte, Streets I Have Walked, Key: G

INTRO: 6m, 6m

6m * * 5
Mary and the Baby, .. hungry; yes ...
6m 7m 6m 2 6m
.. So we bring them peas and rice, ...
1 5 1 6m
.. Only pigeon peas and rice, a litt...
1 5 1 6m
.. Mary thank us with her eyes, she ....
1 2m 6m *
She poor the same ...


6m * * 5
Mary and the Baby, .. lonely; ...
6m 7m 6m 2 6m
So we sit a while, and chat a while, to ...
1 5 1 6m
Stay a while, make the baby smile, ...
1 5 1 6m
When we see how pleased they be...
1 2m 6m *
So glad that we ...


6m * * 5
Mary and the Baby, .. weary; oh, we...
6m 7m 6m 2 6m
So we make a bed, and pillow for their head, with dow....
1 5 1 6m
Only down from the maho tree, ...
1 5 1 6m
We feel bad, these be all we had; ....
1 2m 6m *
We do the best we ...


6m * * 5
Mary and the Babe rest .. easy; ...
6m 7m 6m 2 6m
On hushed tiptoe, and voice ...
1 5 1 6m
Star of hope shine in the sky, to ...
1 5 1 6m
Seem to say, it's Borning Day...
1 2m 6m *
Of better times on E....


NOTES:
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt

- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)