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[Chorus]
DGD
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
BmGD
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
Bm
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
DBm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
Bb7AD
I been all around this world
[Verse]
DGD
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
BmGD
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
Bm
I got so goddamned hungry
DBm
I could hide behind a straw, poor boy
Bb7AD
I been all around this world
DGD
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
BmGD
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
Bm
A rifle on my shoulder
DBm
And a dagger in my hand, poor boy
Bb7AD
I been all around this world
[Chorus]
DGD
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
BmGD
Hang me, oh, hang me and I'll be dead and gone
Bm
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
DBm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
Bb7AD
I been all around this world
[Verse]
DGD
Put the rope around my neck, they hung me up so high
BmGD
Put the rope around my neck and hung me up so high
Bm
The last words I heard 'em say
DBm
Won't be long now 'fore ya die, poor boy
Bb7AD
I been all around this world
[Chorus]
DGD
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
BmGD
Hang me, oh, hang me and I'll be dead and gone
Bm
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
DBm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
Bb7AD
I been all around this world