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The Hanging Tree by Rachel Zegler

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♫ Intro: 

Am*

♫ Verse 1:
N.C.
Are you, are you comin' to the tree?
            Am*        Dm*      E*
Where they strung up a man they say murdered three

♫ Refrain: 
Am*                 Dm*             Am*
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be
                                           Am   Am   Am   Am   Am   Am   Am   Am
                                      e|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------|
                                      B|---1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---------|
                                      G|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---------|
                                      D|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---------|
                                      A|-0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0---------|
      Am*       Dm*      E*           E|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0---------|
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

♫ Verse 2:
     Am   Am  Dm   Dm   Am   Am   Am   Am
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0---------|
B|---1----1----3----3----1----1----1----1---------|
G|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---------|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2---------|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0----0---------|
E|---0--0-0----0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0---------|
Are you, are you comin' to the tree?

     Am   Am  Dm   Dm    E    E    E    E
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0---------|
B|---1----1----3----3----0----0----0----0---------|
G|---2----2----2----2----1----1----1----1---------|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2---------|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0----2--2-2----2--2-2---------|
E|---0--0-0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0---------|
Where the dead man called out for his love to flee

♫ Refrain: 
     Am   Am  Dm   Dm   Am   Am   Am   Am
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0---------|
B|---1----1----3----3----1----1----1----1---------|
G|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---------|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2---------|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0----0---------|
E|---0--0-0----0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0---------|
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be

     Am   Am  Dm   Dm    E    E    Am   Am   Am  Am   Am   Am   Am   Am
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
B|---1----1----3----3----0----0----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|
G|---2----2----2----2----1----1----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0----2--2-2--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--|
E|---0--0-0----0----0--0-0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0--|
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

♫ Verse 3:
     Am   Am  Dm   Dm   Am   Am   Am   Am
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0---------|
B|---1----1----3----3----1----1----1----1---------|
G|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---------|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2---------|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0----0---------|
E|---0--0-0----0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0---------|
Are you, are you comin' to the tree?

    Am   Am  Dm   Dm    E    E    E    E
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0---------|
B|---1----1----3----3----0----0----0----0---------|
G|---2----2----2----2----1----1----1----1---------|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2---------|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0----2--2-2----2--2-2---------|
E|---0--0-0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0---------|
Where I told you to run so we'd both be free

♫ Refrain: 
     Am   Am  Dm   Dm   Am   Am   Am   Am
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0---------|
B|---1----1----3----3----1----1----1----1---------|
G|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---------|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2---------|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0--0-0----0--0-0----0---------|
E|---0--0-0----0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0---------|
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be

     Am   Am  Dm   Dm    E    E    Am   Am   Am  Am   Am   Am   Am   Am
e|---0----0----1----1----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
B|---1----1----3----3----0----0----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|
G|---2----2----2----2----1----1----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|
D|---2----2--0-0----0----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|
A|-0-0----0----0--0-0----2--2-2--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--|
E|---0--0-0----0----0--0-0----0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0--|
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

♫ Verse 4:
    Am*      Dm* Am*
Are you, are you comin' to the tree?
       Am*         Dm*  E*
Wear a necklace of rope side by side with me

♫ Refrain: 
Am*                Dm*             Am*
Strange things did happen here, no stranger would it be
      Am*       Dm*      N.C.
If we met up at midnight in the hangin' tree

* play chord once
N.C. no chord

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Published: October 23, 2023

Last Updated: May 7, 2026