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GALLOWS POLE - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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Tabbed by: Neno
Tuning: EADGBe
This is the overall harmony, he adds substitutions to these chords to give it a more
bluesy sound but this will give you a good starting point.
Ebdim7: x67x78 or xx1212
*The bracketed notes indicate a walking bass should you chose to add it. They ARE NOT
separate chords. You can also play (F-F#) as a walking bass instead of playing the D#dim7 chord.
GmEbDGmGmEbD7
Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while
Eb *Ebdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
I think I see my papa comin', ridin' a many a mile.
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Cm
Ooohhh...
GmEbDGmGmEbD7
Papa did you bring me silver? Papa did you bring me gold?
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
Did you come to see me hangin' by that gallows pole?
CmGmEbDGmGmEbD7
Didn't bring no silver, didn't bring no gold
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
I came to see you hang, boy, by the gallows pole
Cm
Aaahhh...
GmEbDGmGmEbD7
Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
I think I see my mama comin', she's ridin' a many a mile.
Cm
Ooohhh...
GmEbDGmGmEbD7
Mama did you bring me silver? Mama did you bring me gold?
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
Did you come to see me hangin' by that gallows pole?
CmGmEbDGmGmEbD7
Didn't bring you any silver, couldn't bring you any gold
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
I came to see you hang, child, by the gallows pole
Cm
Aaahhh...
GmEbDGmGmEbD7
Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
I think I see my sweetheart, she's ridin' a many a mile
Cm
Ooohhh...
GmEbDGmGmEbD7
Honey did you bring me silver? Honey did you bring me gold?
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
Did you come to see me hangin' by the gallows pole?
GmEbDGmGmEbD7
I brought you a little silver, I brought you a little gold
EbEbdim7GmCm (Bb-A) Gm
Didn't come to see you hangin' by that gallows pole
Cm
Aaahhh...
Repeat last 2 lines.
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