Diatonic Harmonica Tabs

 3  4    5  -6    6  6 -5   -5  5   
He made the night a little brighter

  5 5 -3 5   -4    4
wherever he would go,

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The old lamplighter of long, long ago.

 3   4 5  -6    6  6  -5   -5  5   
His snowy hair was so much whiter

 5   5  -3   5 -4      4
beneath the lantern's glow,

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The old lamplighter of long, long ago.

3   4    -4     5    6     5 -4   4
If there were sweethearts in the park, 

 3    4   -4    5    6    5   -4  4
He'd pass the light and leave it dark.

3     4    -4    5   6  5 -4    4    -4   5
His smile would hide a broken heart, you see.

-4  -4  5 -5   -6   -5     5   -4
For he recalls when days were new 

-4  -4     5 -5  -6   -5    5   -4
He loved someone who loved him, too,

 5   -5   -6-5   5    -4 -4 -4 5-5
Who walks along with him in memory.

3   4    5   -6   6  6 -5   -5  5    
He made the night a little brighter,

 5 5 -3  5  -4    4
wherever he would go.

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The old lamplighter of long, long ago.
Harmonica Tabs Song Info
Title Old Lamp Lighter
Artist Sammy Kaye
Key C
Harp Type Diatonic

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