The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:
The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.
Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:
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X:1
T:Hard Times (Come Again No More)
C:Stephen C. Foster, 1854
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:D
P:Moderato
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D" F2
w:Let us pause in life's plea-sures and count its ma-ny tears,
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B>A | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:While we all sup sor-row with the poor.
w:5 4 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
w:~
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D"F2
w:There's a song that will lin-ger for-ev-er in our ears;
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B2 | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:Oh! Hard times, come a-gain no more.
w:5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
w:~
w:~
w: Chorus:
FG | "D"A2 z A A2 GA | "G"B4 "D"A2 z2 |
w:'Tis a song, the sigh of the wea-ry;
w:2 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4
w:~
"D"d2 A2 "Bm"B2 A2 | "E"FF E>D H"A7"E2 |
w:Hard times, hard times come a-gain no more;
w:7 4 5 4 2 2 1 0 1
w:~
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D"F2
w:Ma-ny days you have lin-gered a-round my ca-bin door.
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
H"G"B2 | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:Oh! Hard times, come a-gain no more.
w:5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
w:~
w:~
w: Second~Verse:
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D" F2
w: While we seek mirth and beau-ty and mu-sic light and gay,
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B>A | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w: There are frail forms faint-ing at the door;
w:5 4 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
w:~
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D"F2
w:Though their voi-ces are si-lent, their plea-ding looks will say.
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B2 | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:Oh! Hard times, come a-gain no more.
w:5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
w:~
w: (Repeat~Chorus)
w:~
w: Third~Verse:
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D" F2
w:There's a pale droop-ing mai-den who toils her life a-way,
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B>A | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:With~a worn heart whose bet-ter days are o'er.
w:5 4 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
w:~
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D"F2
w:Though her voice would be mer-ry, 'tis sigh-ing all the day.
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B2 | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:Oh! Hard times, come a-gain no more.
w:5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
w:~
w: (Repeat~Chorus)
w:~
w: Fourth~Verse:
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D" F2
w:'Tis a sigh that is waf-ted a-cross the troub-led wave,
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B>A | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:'Tis~a wail that is heard up-on the shore;
w:5 4 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
w:~
DE | "D"F2 FE "D7"F A2 F | "G"EDDE "D"F2
w:'Tis a dirge that is mur-mured a-round the low-ly grave.
w:0 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2
w:~
"G"B2 | "D"A2 F2 "Em"FD "A7"E>D | "D"D4 z2 |
w:Oh! Hard times, come a-gain no more.
w:5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
w:~
w: (Repeat~Chorus)
w: ~
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Here's a link to download a .pdf version of this song suitable for 1-5-8 tuned diatonic instruments
like most stick dulcimers: Hard%20Times%20%28Come%20Again%20No%20More%29.pdf
Enjoy.
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