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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Db C F Db C F
Chorus:
F Bb F
Hang me, oh, hang me, and I'll be dead and gone.
F Dm Bb F
Hang me, oh, hang me,and I'll be dead and gone.
F Dm F Dm
I wouldn't mind the hanging, itβs laying in this grave so long
Dm Db C F
Poor boy, I've been all around this world.
Instrumental:
Db C F Db C F
Verse:
F Bb F
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
F Dm Bb F
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas
F Dm F Dm
Got so goddamn hungry, I could hide behind a straw
Dm Db C F
Poor boy, I've been all around this world.
Instrumental:
Db C F Db C F
Verse:
F Bb F
So I went up on the mountain, there to made my stand
F Dm Bb F
I went up on the mountain, there to made my stand
F Dm F Dm
A rifle on my shoulder,a dagger swinging in my hand
Dm Db C F
Poor boy, I've been all around this world.
Instrumental:
Db C F Db C F
Chorus:
F Bb F
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone.
F Dm Bb F
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone.
F Dm F Dm
I wouldn't mind the hanging itβs laying in this grave so long
Dm Db C F
Poor boy, I've been all around this world.
Instrumental:
Db C F Db C F
Verse:
F Bb F
So put the rope around my neck, hang me up so high
F Dm Bb F
He put the rope around my neck, and hung me up so high
F Dm F Dm
Last words I heard them say was: "It won't be long before you die"
Dm Db C F
Poor boy, I've been all around this world.
Instrumental:
Db C F Db C F
Chorus:
F Bb F
Hang me, oh, hang me and I'll be dead and gone.
F Dm Bb F
Hang me, oh, hang me, and I'll be dead and gone.
F Dm F Dm
I wouldn't mind the hanging but to lay in this grave so long
Dm Db C F
Poor boy, I've been all around this world.
Outro:
Db C F Db C F
Song History
Published: March 25, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025