Gallows Pole Chords by Willie Watson

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_ [Ab] Wait a little [Fm] while, hang me Wait a little while and see
_ [Ab] Think I see my father [Eb] coming way [Dm] across the [Fm] sea _ _
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Father did you bring me silver?
Father did you bring some gold?
_ Or did you bring me [Ab] dear father To keep me [Fm] from the geller's pole? _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ab] I didn't bring no [Fm] silver _ [Ab] I didn't bring [Fm] no gold
[Ab] I've come to see you hanging [Bb] from the [F] geller's pole
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So wait a little while, hang me Wait a little while and see
_ [Ab] Think I see my mother coming [Bb] way across the [Fm] sea _ _
_ _ Mother did you bring me silver?
Mother did you bring some gold?
Did you [Ab] come to see me hanging [Eb] from [Dm] the geller's [Fm] pole? _
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I didn't bring no silver _ [Ab] _
Didn't bring [Fm] no gold
[Ab] I've come to see you swinging [Eb] _ [Dm] from the geller's [Fm] pole _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Yes, _ _ you're swinging _ _ _ [Fm] Yes, from the geller's pole _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Yes, _
_ [F] you're [Bb] swinging _ [Fm] _ _
Yes, from the [C] geller's pole _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Slack [Ab] up your [Fm] rope, hang [Bb] me [Ab] Slack it for a while
_ Think I see my own true lover riding [Fm] many miles _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So [Ab] lover, did you bring me silver?
[Bb] Lover, did you bring [Fm] some gold?
Did you come to see me hanging [Bb] from the geller's pole? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Oh yes, I brought you [F] silver _
[Ab] I brought a little [Fm] gold
_ [Ab] Brought a little of everything [Eb] to keep you from the [Fm] geller's pole _
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_ Yes, _ I [Bb] brought it _
_ [Fm] _ [F] Yes, to keep you from the [Fm] geller's pole
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[Bb] Yes, _ [Fm] _ I brought [Bb] it _ [F] _ [F] Yes, to keep you from the [Fm] geller's pole _
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