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gallows pole – neil young & crazy horse
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tabbed by : neno

tuning : eadgbe

this is the overall harmony , he adds substitutions to these chords to give it a more
bluesy sound but this will give you a good starting point .

D#dim7 : x67x78 or xx1212

* the bracketed notes indicate a walking bass should you chose to add it . they are not
separate chords . you can also play ( F – F# ) as a walking bass instead of playing the D#dim7 chord .

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
hangman , hangman , slack your rope , slack it for a while
D# * D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
i think i see my papa comin’ , ridin’ a many a mile .

Cm
ooohhh . . .

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
papa did you bring me silver? papa did you bring me gold?
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
did you come to see me hangin’ by that gallows pole?

Cm

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
didn’t bring no silver , didn’t bring no gold
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
i came to see you hang , boy , by the gallows pole

Cm
aaahhh . . .

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
hangman , hangman , slack your rope , slack it for a while
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
i think i see my mama comin’ , she’s ridin’ a many a mile .

Cm
ooohhh . . .

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
mama did you bring me silver? mama did you bring me gold?
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
did you come to see me hangin’ by that gallows pole?

Cm

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
didn’t bring you any silver , couldn’t bring you any gold
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
i came to see you hang , child , by the gallows pole

Cm
aaahhh . . .

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
hangman , hangman , slack your rope , slack it for a while
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
i think i see my sweetheart , she’s ridin’ a many a mile

Cm
ooohhh . . .

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
honey did you bring me silver? honey did you bring me gold?
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
did you come to see me hangin’ by the gallows pole?

Gm D# D Gm Gm D# D7
i brought you a little silver , i brought you a little gold
D# D#dim7 Gm Cm ( A# – A ) Gm
didn’t come to see you hangin’ by that gallows pole

Cm
aaahhh . . .

repeat last 2 lines .