capo 2
intro C

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hang me , oh hang me

G C
so i’ll be dead and gone

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i wouldn’t mind your hang boys , i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
waiting ’round here too long

C
my papa was a gambler

G C
he taught me how to play
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C
he said , “son , don’t you go a baggin’ when you hold the ace and trey”

G C
“when you hold the ace and trey”

C
they took me down to old fort smith

G C
sick as i could be

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and they handed me a letter saying “son , come home to me”

G C
“son , come home to me”

G C
hang me , oh hang me

G C
so i’ll be dead and gone

F C F C
i wouldn’t mind your hang boys , i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

C
my father and mother

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little sister makes three

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they all came to the gallows , to see the death of me

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to see the death of me

C
they put a rope around my neck

G C
and drew me way up high

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i could hear the crowd singing , “it won’t be long til he dies”

G C
“it won’t be long til he dies”

G C
hang me , oh hang me

G C
so i’ll be dead and gone

F C F C
i wouldn’t mind your hang boys , i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
hang me , oh hang me

G C
so i’ll be dead and gone

F C F C
i wouldn’t mind your hang boys , i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
hang me , oh hang me

G C
so i’ll be dead and gone

F C F C
i wouldn’t mind your hang boys , i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
i’ve been waiting ’round here too long

G C
i’ve been waiting ’round here too long