🎶 Hang me, oh hang me

Chorus
[Cb]Hang me, oh, hang me, [Db]I'll be dead and [Cb]gone
Hang me, [A#m]oh, hang me, [Db]I'll be dead and [Cb]gone
I wouldn't mind the [A#m]hangin'
But, the [Cb]layin' in the grave so [A#m]long, poor boy
I been [Bb7]all [Bbm]around this [Cb]world

Verse
I [Cb]been all around Cape Girardeau, [Db]parts of [Cb]Arkansas
I been all around Cape [A#m]Girardeau, [Db]parts of [Cb]Arkansas
I got so goddamned [A#m]hungry
I could [Cb]hide behind a [A#m]straw, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [Bbm]around this [Cb]world
[Cb]Went up on a mountain, [Db]there I made my [Cb]stand
Went up on a [A#m]mountain, [Db]there I made my [Cb]stand
A rifle on [A#m]my shoulder
And a [Cb]dagger in my [A#m]hand, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [Bbm]around this [Cb]world

Chorus
So, [Cb]hang me, oh, hang me, [Db]I'll be dead and [Cb]gone
Hang me, oh, [A#m]hang me and [Db]I'll be dead [Cb]and gone
I wouldn't mind [A#m]the hangin'
But, the [Cb]layin' in the grave [A#m]so long, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [Bbm]around this [Cb]world

Verse
[Cb]Put the rope around my neck, they [Db]hung me up so [Cb]high
Put the [A#m]rope around my neck and [Db]hung me up [Cb]so high
The last words [A#m]I heard 'em say
Won't be [Cb]long now 'fore [A#m]ya die, poor boy
I been [Bb7]all [Bbm]around this [Cb]world

Chorus
So, [Cb]hang me, oh, hang me, [Db]I'll be dead and [Cb]gone
Hang me, oh, [A#m]hang me and [Db]I'll be dead [Cb]and gone
I wouldn't mind [A#m]the hangin'
But, the [Cb]layin' in the grave [A#m]so long, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [Bbm]around this [Cb]world

Outro
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