Key: D
Introduction: D
D G D
Hang me, oh, hang me, I' ll be dead and gone
Bm G D
Hang me, oh, hang me, I' ll be dead and gone
Bm
I wouldn' t mind the hangin'
D Bm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
Bb7 A D
I been all around this world
D G D
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
Bm G D
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
Bm
I got so goddamned hungry
D Bm
I could hide behind a straw, poor boy
Bb7 A D
I been all around this world
D G D
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
Bm G D
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
Bm
A rifle on my shoulder
D Bm
And a dagger in my hand, poor boy
Bb7 A D
I been all around this world
D G D
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I' ll be dead and gone
Bm G D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I' ll be dead and gone
Bm
I wouldn' t mind the hangin'
D Bm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
Bb7 A D
I been all around this world
D G D
Put the rope around my neck, they hung me up so high
Bm G D
Put the rope around my neck and hung me up so high
Bm
The last words I heard ' em say
D Bm
Won' t be long now ' fore ya die, poor boy
Bb7 A D
I been all around this world
D G D
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I' ll be dead and gone
Bm G D
Hang me, oh, hang me and I' ll be dead and gone
Bm
I wouldn' t mind the hangin'
D Bm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
Bb7 A D
I been all around this world
Bb7 A D