The Hanging Tree Ukulele chords by Blue Moon Rising
Guitar chords with lyrics
Key: D
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High upon the mountainside
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there grows an ancient tree
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It's story has been handed down
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all through my family
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A Vile and twisted, evil thing
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that stood the test of time
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Through wind and rain and hurricane
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and still the Tree's alive
C G
But Tonight It's comin' down
F G A
I'm gonna put it on the ground
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The Hangin' tree
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The year was 1864
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when a band of rebel men
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were captured by the union boys
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that's how the tale began
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They hung em' up
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and shot em' dead
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before they cut em' down
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Their blood ran down the trunk
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and fed the roots down underground
C G
But Tonight It's comin' down
F G A
I'm gonna put it on the ground
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The Hangin' tree
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I heard that it's been there
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since the before the dawn of men
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But I'm the one who’ll bring it down
A C
tonight with these two hands
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the hangin' tree
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In 1952, a young man
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sleepin' in his bed
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was wakened by an angry mob
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with hoods upon their heads
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The cowards hung him from the tree
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afraid to show their face
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convinced the evil thing they'd done
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was strengthening their race
C G
But Tonight It's comin' down
F G A
I'm gonna put it on the ground
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The Hangin' tree
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Ten years ago my daddy lost his
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job down at the mill
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and then he fell into the world of
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alcohol and bills
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My momma left the only thing she
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took with her was me
G
and my daddy climbed the mountainside to
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board the hangin tree
C G
But Tonight It's comin' down
F G A
I’ll put the damn thing on the ground
D
The Hangin' tree
G
I heard that it's been there
D
since the before the dawn of men
G
But I'm the one who’ll bring it down
A C
tonight with these two hands
D
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