WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Weavers - Below The Gallows Tree Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
G C C5 C
[Verse 1]
C G
Farewell, ye dungeons dark and strong,
C Am
Farewell, farewell to thee.
C G
MacPherson's song will not be long
C F G
Upon the gallows tree.
[Chorus]
C G
"Say ron-ten-lee, say won-ten-lee,
C Am
Say don-ten-lee," played he.
C G
He played a tune and he danced aroun'
C F G
Below the gallows tree.
[Verse 2]
C Dm G
Oh, little did my mother know,
C Am
When first she cradled me,
C Dm G
That I would become a rovin' boy,
C F G
And die on the gallows tree.
[Chorus]
C G
"Say ron-ten-lee, say won-ten-lee,
C Am
Say don-ten-lee," played he.
C G
He played a tune and he danced aroun'
C F G
Below the gallows tree.
[Verse 3]
C G
Untie these bands from off my hands,
C Am
And give to me my bow.
C G
I've naught to leave my brave Scotland
C F G
But a tune before I go.
[Chorus]
C G
"Say ron-ten-lee, say won-ten-lee,
C Am
Say don-ten-lee," played he.
C G
He played a tune and he danced aroun'
C G
Below the gallows tree.
[Verse 4]
C F G
There's some come here to see me hanged,
C Am
And some to steal my fiddle.
C D G
But before that I do part with her
C F G
I'll break her through the middle.
[Verse 5]
C G
He took the fiddle into both his hands,
C Am
He broke it o'er his knee,
C G
Sayin', "When I am gone no other hands
C F G
Shall ever play on thee."
[Chorus]
C G
"Say ron-ten-lee, say won-ten-lee,
C Am
Say don-ten-lee," played he.
C G
He played a tune and he danced aroun'
C G
Below the gallows tree.
[Outro]
C G
He played a tune and danced aroun',
C F C
And they hanged him to the tree.
