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Tom Dooley Chords

(ver. 1)
Kingston Trio
(SPOKEN OVER BANJO INTRO)
Throughout History,
There have been many songs written about the eternal triangle.
This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, and a beautiful woman.
And a condemned man named Tom Dooley.
When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.
 
 E                        E        E                       B
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Hang down your head and cry
  B                       B        B                        E
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Poor boy you're bound to die
 
   E              E               E                B
 I met her on the mountain,  And there I took her life
 B              B           B                   E
 Met her on the mountain,   Stabbed her with my knife
 
 E                        E       E                        B
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Hang down your head and cry
  B                       B       B                         E
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Poor boy you're bound to die
 
  E           E         E               B
 This time tomorrow,  Reckon where I'll be
  B                 B               B           E
 Hadn't'a been for Grayson,  I'd a been in Tennessee (Well now, Boy)
 
 E                          E      E                       B
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Hang down your head and cry
  B                         B      B                        E
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Poor boy you're bound to die
 
 E                          E      E                       B
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Hang down your head and cry
  B                         B      B                        E
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Poor boy you're bound to die
 
  E            E        E              B
 This time tomorrow,  Reckon where I'd be
  B                      B        B                       E
 Down in some lonesome valley,  Hangin' from a white oak tree
 
 E                          E      E                       B
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Hang down your head and cry
  B                         B      B                        E
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Poor boy you're bound to die
 
 E                          E      E                       B
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Hang down your head and cry
  B                         B      B                        E
 Hang down your head Tom  Dooley, Poor boy you're bound to die
  B                         E    B                        E
 Poor boy, You're bound to die, Poor boy you're bound to die
  B                         E    B                          E
 Poor boy, You're bound to die, Poor boy you're bound to,  Die
 
 
 
                    PRINTABLE  VERSION
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          TOM DOOLEY
 
  E                                                     E
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
      E                                          B
  Hang down your head and cry
     B                                                B
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
 
         E                              E
  I met her on the mountain
             E                         B
  And there I took her life
    B                           B
  Met her on the mountain
       B                                 E
  Stabbed her with my knife
 
  E                                                     E
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
      E                                          B
  Hang down your head and cry
     B                                                B
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
 
    E                      E
  This time tomorrow
      E                          B
  Reckon where I'll be
     B                              B
  Hadn't'a been for Grayson
              B                       E
  I'd a been in Tennessee  (Well now, Boy)
 
  E                                                     E
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
      E                                          B
  Hang down your head and cry
     B                                                B
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
 
  E                                                     E
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
      E                                          B
  Hang down your head and cry
     B                                                B
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
 
    E                      E
  This time tomorrow
      E                           B
  Reckon where I'd be
      B                                         B
  Down in some lonesome valley
       B                                        E
  Hangin' from a white oak tree
 
  E                                                     E
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
      E                                          B
  Hang down your head and cry
     B                                                B
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
 
  E                                                     E
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
      E                                          B
  Hang down your head and cry
     B                                                B
  Hang down your head Tom  Dooley
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
    B                                             E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to die
    B                                                 E
  Poor boy,  You're bound to,   Die
            
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