Recorded in the Key of E.
Capo on fret 2 lets you play D, A and G shapes.
[Intro]
D D D D
A D G D
G G D D
A D D
[Chorus]
D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
A D G D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
G
(It’s) not the hanging that I mind,
D
it’s laying in jail so long
A D D
Been all around this world
[Verse 1]
D
Up on the Rocky Mountain — is where I’ll make my stand
A D G D
Up on the Rocky Mountain — where I’ll make my stand
G D
Rifle on my shoulder, pistol in my hand
A D D
Been all around this world
[Chorus]
D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
A D G D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
G
(It’s) not the hanging that I mind,
D
it’s laying in jail so long
A D D
Been all around this world
[Instr]
D D D D
A D G D
G G D D
A D D
[Verse 2]
D
Working on that new railroad, blood up to my knees
A D G D
Working on the new railroad, blood up to my knees
G D
Working for old John Henry, he’s mighty hard to please
A D D
Been all around this world
[Verse 3]
D
If you meet a rich gal, send her down the line
A D G D
If you meet a rich gal, send her down the line
G
If you meet a poor gal,
D
you’ll bet she’s a friend of mine
A D D
Been all around this world
[Chorus]
D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
A D G D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
G
(It’s) not the hanging that I mind,
D
it’s laying in jail so long
A D D
Been all around this world
[Instr]
D D D D
A D G D
G G D D
A D D
[Verse 4]
D
Mama and papa and little sister make three
A D G D
Mama and papa and little sister make three
G D
March me down to the gallows — it’s the last
they’ll see of me
A D D
Been all around this world
[Chorus]
D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
A D G D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
G
(It’s) not the hanging that I mind,
D
it’s laying in jail so long
A D D
Been all around this world
[Outro]
D D D D
A D G D
G G D D
A D D
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