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[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]
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A7 x x 2 0 2 0 (A 7th)
Em x 2 0 0 0 0
C6 x x 2 0 1 0 (C Major 6th)
C x 3 2 0 1 0
C* x x 4 0 3 0
D9 x x 4 5 3 0 (D 9th)
G5 3 x 0 0 3 3 (G 5th)
Dsus x x 0 2 3 3
Asus x x 0 2 3 0
- the G A G A progression is played like this (powerful sound)
E|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|
B|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|
G|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|
D|----2--x--x--x--x----2----2---x--x--x--x--|
A|-------x--x--x--x-------------x--x--x--x--|
E|--3----x--x--x--x--3----3-----x--x--x--x--|
- Lots of string muting in the G A G A part
- I play the G A G A part by barring the A (x02222)
with my index finger leave the A string (string 5)
open and tap the G note with my middle finger.
- Start the first verse after the 4th repeat of intro
so Hangman would come in on repeat 5.
- Listen to the song to get timing
- I also broke the song up into verses to make it
easier to keep track. The way I broke them up
may not be the way it was originally written
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Intro/Riff
^ ^ V ^ ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^
E|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--0--/-0-0-0--| x4
B|-------2-0-2--2-0-1-1-1--/-3-3--3--/-2-0-2--|
G|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--5--/-0-0-0--|
D|-------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--/-4-4--4--/-2-2-2--|
A|---0----------------------------------------|
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Verse 1
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Riff
Hangman Hangman
Riff
hold it a little while
[A7]I think I see my [C6]friends commin
[G5]ridin a many [Asus]mile
Riff x2
Verse 2
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Riff
So friends you get a some silver
Riff
get a little gold
[A7]what did you [C6]bring me my dear friends
[G5]keep me from the [Asus]gallows pole
Riff x2
[A7]what did you [C6]bring me
[G5]keep me from the [Asus]gallows pole
Riff x2
Verse 3
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Riff
I couldn't get no silver
Riff
I couldn't get no gold
[A7]you know we're [C6]too damn poor
[G5]to keep you from the [Asus]gallows pole
Riff x2
Chours
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[A7]Hangm[Asus]an Han[G5]gman[Asus]
[A7]hold it a [Asus]little [G5]whil[G5]e
[A7]I think I s[Asus]ee my [G5]brother [Asus]commin
[G5]ridin a many [Asus]mile [G] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 4
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[G]Br[A]ot[G]he[A]r you get a little silver,
[G]ge[A]t [G]a [A]little gold
[G]wh[A]at[G] d[A]id you bring me, my brother
[G5]to keep me from the [Asus]gallows pole [G] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 5
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[G]br[A]ot[G]he[A]r I brought you some silver
[G]I [A]br[G]ou[A]ght a little gold
[G]I [A]Br[G]ou[A]ght a little of everything
[G5]keep you from the [Asus]gallows pole [G] [A] [G] [A]
[C]Ya I brought y[Asus]ou [G] [A] [G] [A]
[G]to[A] k[G]ee[A]p you from the gallows pole
Chours
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[A7]Hangm[Asus]an Han[G5]gman[Asus]
[A7]turn your [Asus]head a [G5]whil[G5]e
[A7]I think I s[Asus]ee my [G5]sister c[Asus]ommin
[G5]ridin a many [Asus]mile [G] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 6
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[G]Si[A]st[G]er[A] I emplore you take him by the hand
[G]ta[A]ke[G] h[A]im to some shady spot and
[G5]sit him on the [Asus]love of his man [G] [A] [G] [A]
please take him
[G5]sit him on the [Asus]rock of ma[G]in[A] m[G]an[A] man
Chours
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[A7]Hangm[Asus]an Han[G5]gman[Asus]
[A7]on your fa[Asus]ce a sm[G5]ile [G5]
[A7]tell me tha[Asus]t I'm [G5]free to [Asus]ride
[G5]ride for many[Asus] mile [G] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 7
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[G]Ye[A]s [G]yo[A]u've got a fine sister
[G]sh[A]e [G]wa[A]nt my blood to boil
[G]sh[A]e [G]wa[A]nt my blood to boil in her
[G5]to keep you from the [Asus]gallows pole [G] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 8
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[G]Yo[A]ur[G] b[A]rother brought me silver
[G]an[A]d [G]yo[A]ur sister want my sole
[G]fo[A]r [G]no[A]w I laugh oh so hard
[G5]she's swinging on my [Asus]gallows pole
[G]fo[A]r [G]no[A]w I laugh oh so hard
[G5]she's swinging on my [Asus]gallows pole
[G]sw[A]in[G]gi[A]ng on my gallows pole
[G]sw[A]in[G]gi[A]ng on my gallows pole
[G]sw[A]in[G]gi[A]ng on my gallows pole
[G] [A] [G] [A]
[G]I [A]ke[G]ep[A] Swinging
[G]I [A]ke[G]ep[A] Swinging
[G]I [A]ke[G]ep[A] Swinging
[G]Sa[A]me[G] s[A]ong nothing but a dog (I think this is what he is saying)
[G]Sa[A]me[G] s[A]ong nothing but a dog
[G]sw[A]in[G]gi[A]ng on my gallows pole
[G]sw[A]in[G]gi[A]ng on my gallows pole
[G]sw[A]in[G]gi[A]ng on my gallows pole
[G]sw[A]in[G]gi[A]ng on my gallows pole
[G] [A] [G] [A]