Hang Me, Oh Hang Me

Dave Van Ronk

Capo: 2

[C]Hang Me, Oh Hang me,

and [F]I’ll Be dead and [Am]gone.

[C]Hang Me,

Oh [Am]Hang me…,

[F]I’ll be dead and [C]gone..

[C]’wouldn’t mind the [Am]hangin..

but [C]layin in the grave so [Am]long

[Am]poor boy…

I “been [G]all around this [C]world.

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[C]I been all around Cape Girardeau..

[F]parts of [C]Arkansas

[C]all round Cape [Am]Girardeau

[F]parts of [C]Arkansas

[C]got so goddamn [Am]hungry…

I could [C]hide behind a [Am]straw poor boy..

I been [G]all around this [C]world.

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[C]Went up on the mountain..

[F]there I made my [C]stand

[C]went up on the [Am]mountain…

[F]there I made my [C]stand

[C]rifle on my [Am]shoulder..

and a [C]dagger in my [Am]hand poor boy..

I been [G]all around this [C]world

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[C]Hang Me, Oh Hang me,

and [F]I’ll Be dead and [C]gone.

[C]Hang Me, Oh [Am]Hang me…,

[F]I’ll be dead and [C]gone..

[C]wouldn’t mind the [Am]hangin..

but [C]layin in the grave so [Bm]long poor boy…

I been [G]all around this [C]world.

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[C]Put the noose around my neck..

[F]strung me up so [C]high

[C]put the noose [Am]around my neck…

[F]strung me up so [C]high

[C]last words I [Am]heard em say..

[C]won’t be long now fore you [Am]die poor boy..

I been [G]all around this [C]world

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[C]Hang Me, Oh Hang me,

and [F]I’ll Be dead and [C]gone

[C]Hang Me, Oh [Am]Hang me…,

[F]I’ll be dead and [C]gone..

[C]wouldn’t mind the [Am]hangin..

but [C]layin in the grave so [Am]long poor boy…

I been [G]all around this [C]world.