The Hangman Chords by War Hippies
Tempo:
87.95 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
D
E
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [E] [Bb] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [A] [D]
[Dm] [D] You've been running with the devil and it ain't no [Dm] lie
[Em] [D] Living in the shadows of the pale moonlight [Dm] She's [G] [D] been running with the angels everyone
could [Dm] see [D] God fear and church going on a [Dm] sleeve
[Em] [D]
[Dm] [Em] That [Dm] silver tongue devil swept her off her feet
[E] [Dm] Promised her the world just to steal her dreams She [E] [D] knew it was coming it was his last [Dm] night
[Em] [D] Lord when they caught him should have heard [Dm] him cry
[E] [D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering hang him up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, [E] [Dm] dead man walking
[D] Said I didn't do it now that's the truth [Dm] Tell me how I could have cause there ain't
no proof [Am] [D] The law man said boy we ain't no [Dm] fools
[D] You're gonna meet your maker at the end of that [Dm] noose
[D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering [Gm] hang him [D] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, dead man walking
Dead man walking, dead [Dm] man walking
Headed to the gallows you could hear him say
[G] Baby [D] girl promise it'll be okay [Dm] She begged and pleaded said you have to wait
The law man said girl you're way too late
[D] Good Lord willing in [G] the creek don't rise [Ab] down Folk hollering hang him [Dm] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch [D] you
die Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise
down Folk hollering [Dm] hang him up high
[D] Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye But you might have [Dm] got it wrong if the hangman
cried Strung [Em] [D] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm] him up high swinging side by side
[Am] [Dm] Devil on the left and an angel on the right
[A] Dead man [D] walking
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [A] [D]
[Dm] [D] You've been running with the devil and it ain't no [Dm] lie
[Em] [D] Living in the shadows of the pale moonlight [Dm] She's [G] [D] been running with the angels everyone
could [Dm] see [D] God fear and church going on a [Dm] sleeve
[Em] [D]
[Dm] [Em] That [Dm] silver tongue devil swept her off her feet
[E] [Dm] Promised her the world just to steal her dreams She [E] [D] knew it was coming it was his last [Dm] night
[Em] [D] Lord when they caught him should have heard [Dm] him cry
[E] [D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering hang him up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, [E] [Dm] dead man walking
[D] Said I didn't do it now that's the truth [Dm] Tell me how I could have cause there ain't
no proof [Am] [D] The law man said boy we ain't no [Dm] fools
[D] You're gonna meet your maker at the end of that [Dm] noose
[D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering [Gm] hang him [D] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, dead man walking
Dead man walking, dead [Dm] man walking
Headed to the gallows you could hear him say
[G] Baby [D] girl promise it'll be okay [Dm] She begged and pleaded said you have to wait
The law man said girl you're way too late
[D] Good Lord willing in [G] the creek don't rise [Ab] down Folk hollering hang him [Dm] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch [D] you
die Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise
down Folk hollering [Dm] hang him up high
[D] Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye But you might have [Dm] got it wrong if the hangman
cried Strung [Em] [D] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm] him up high swinging side by side
[Am] [Dm] Devil on the left and an angel on the right
[A] Dead man [D] walking
Key:
Dm
D
E
Em
G
Dm
D
E
[D] _ _ [E] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] You've been running with the devil and it ain't no [Dm] lie
_ [Em] _ [D] Living in the shadows of the pale moonlight [Dm] She's _ [G] [D] been running with the angels everyone
could [Dm] see [D] _ God fear and church going on a [Dm] sleeve
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] That [Dm] silver tongue devil swept her off her feet
_ [E] _ [Dm] Promised her the world just to steal her dreams She [E] _ [D] knew it was coming it was his last [Dm] night
_ [Em] _ [D] Lord when they caught him should have heard [Dm] him cry
_ [E] _ [D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering hang him up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ dead man walking
_ _ [D] Said I didn't do it now that's the truth [Dm] Tell _ me how I could have cause there ain't
no proof _ _ [Am] [D] The law man said boy we ain't no [Dm] fools
_ [D] You're gonna meet your maker at the end of that [Dm] noose
_ _ [D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering [Gm] hang him [D] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, _ _ _ _ _ dead man _ _ walking
Dead man walking, dead [Dm] man walking _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Headed _ _ _ _ _ to the gallows you could hear him say
[G] Baby _ [D] girl promise it'll be okay [Dm] She _ begged and pleaded said you have to wait
_ The law man said girl you're way too late
_ _ [D] Good Lord willing in [G] the creek don't rise [Ab] down Folk hollering hang him [Dm] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch [D] you
die Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise
down Folk hollering [Dm] hang him up high
[D] Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye But you might have [Dm] got it wrong if the hangman
cried _ Strung _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] him up high swinging side by side
_ [Am] _ [Dm] Devil on the left and an angel on the _ right _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Dead man [D] walking
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] You've been running with the devil and it ain't no [Dm] lie
_ [Em] _ [D] Living in the shadows of the pale moonlight [Dm] She's _ [G] [D] been running with the angels everyone
could [Dm] see [D] _ God fear and church going on a [Dm] sleeve
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] That [Dm] silver tongue devil swept her off her feet
_ [E] _ [Dm] Promised her the world just to steal her dreams She [E] _ [D] knew it was coming it was his last [Dm] night
_ [Em] _ [D] Lord when they caught him should have heard [Dm] him cry
_ [E] _ [D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering hang him up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ dead man walking
_ _ [D] Said I didn't do it now that's the truth [Dm] Tell _ me how I could have cause there ain't
no proof _ _ [Am] [D] The law man said boy we ain't no [Dm] fools
_ [D] You're gonna meet your maker at the end of that [Dm] noose
_ _ [D] Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise down Folk hollering [Gm] hang him [D] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch you
die Dead man walking, _ _ _ _ _ dead man _ _ walking
Dead man walking, dead [Dm] man walking _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Headed _ _ _ _ _ to the gallows you could hear him say
[G] Baby _ [D] girl promise it'll be okay [Dm] She _ begged and pleaded said you have to wait
_ The law man said girl you're way too late
_ _ [D] Good Lord willing in [G] the creek don't rise [Ab] down Folk hollering hang him [Dm] up high
Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye And the hangman's waiting just to watch [D] you
die Good Lord willing in the creek don't rise
down Folk hollering [Dm] hang him up high
[D] Sin is sin in the good Lord's eye But you might have [Dm] got it wrong if the hangman
cried _ Strung _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] him up high swinging side by side
_ [Am] _ [Dm] Devil on the left and an angel on the _ right _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Dead man [D] walking
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _