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History

From the whistling of Phil Gleeson of Coolfree: about 1851

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Tune One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major G 3/4 Has history text No chords explore more...

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X: 1
T:The Crows are Coming Home
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
H:From the whistling of Phil Gleeson of Coolfree: about 1851
R:tune
L:1/8
M:3/4
K:G
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A2 BAAG|A2 B2 d2|e2 d2 B2|AB A2||

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