The Gallows Pole chords by Odetta

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

🎸 Intro:

A minorAm FF E MajorE A augmentedA A minorAm FF E MajorE A7A7 D7D7 FF E MajorE A minorAm


🎸 Verse:
A minorAm   FF    E MajorE     A augmentedA
Hangman, hangman slack your rope
A minorAm   FF   E MajorE
Slack it for awhile
A7A7       D7D7
Think I see my father coming
FF   E MajorE   A minorAm
Riding many a mile

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

A minorAm      FF    E MajorE  A augmentedA
Papa did you bring me silver?
A minorAm      FF    E MajorE
Papa did you bring me gold?
A7A7        D7D7
Did you come to see me hanging
FF   E MajorE    A minorAm
By the gallows pole?

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

A minorAm        FF    E MajorE  A augmentedA
Well
I couldn't bring no silver
A minorAm   FF    E MajorE
Didn't bring no gold
A7A7      D7D7
I've come to see you hang
FF   E MajorE    A minorAm
by the gallows pole

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

A minorAm   FF    E MajorE     A augmentedA
Hangman, hangman slack your rope
A minorAm   FF   E MajorE
Slack it for awhile
A7A7       D7D7
Think I see my mother coming
FF   E MajorE   A minorAm
Riding many a mile

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

FF   E MajorE   A minorAm
Riding many a mile

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

   A minorAm      FF    E MajorE  A augmentedA
Well
Mama did you bring me silver?
A minorAm      FF    E MajorE
Mama did you bring me gold?
A7A7        D7D7
Did you come to see me hang
FF   E MajorE    A minorAm
by the gallows pole?

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

A minorAm   FF    E MajorE     A augmentedA
I didn't bring no silver
A minorAm   FF    E MajorE
Didn't bring no gold
A7A7      D7D7
I've come to see you hanging
FF   E MajorE    A minorAm
by the gallows pole
FF   E MajorE    A minorAm
By the gallows pole - oh God!

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

A minorAm   FF    E MajorE     A augmentedA
Hangman, hangman slack your rope
A minorAm   FF   E MajorE
Slack it for awhile
A7A7       D7D7
Think I see my sweetheart coming
FF   E MajorE   A minorAm
Riding many a mile
FF   E MajorE   A minorAm
Riding many a mile - oh God!

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

FF   E MajorE   A minorAm
Riding many a mile

A minorAm      FF    E MajorE  A augmentedA
Honey did you bring me silver?
A minorAm      FF    E MajorE
Honey did you bring me gold?
A7A7        D7D7
Did you come to see me hang
FF   E MajorE    A minorAm
by the gallows pole?

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4

FF       E MajorE    A minorAm
Hanging by the gallows pole?

A minorAm FF     E MajorE  A augmentedA
I brought you silver
A minorAm      FF   E MajorE
Brought you a little gold
A7A7       D7D7
Didn't come to see you hanging
FF    E MajorE   A minorAm
By the gallows pole
FF    E MajorE   A minorAm
By the gallows pole

Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4 Dm7Dm7 DmDm D7sus4D7sus4