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Lonnie Donegan - Tom Dooley Chords

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Tom Dooley Chords

(ver. 1)
Lonnie Donegan
[Intro Chorus] (play 1 ring pro chord)
A                                A                       E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry.
                         E                              A  (start beat)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.
 
[Verse 1]
A                   A         A                  E
  I took her on the mountain,   there I took her life,
E                E         E                     A
  met her on the mountain,   stabbed her with my knife.
 
[Chorus]
A                        A         A                       E
Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, hang down your head and cry.
E                          E         E                      A
  Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.
 
[Verse 2]
A                 A        A                 E
  I reckon in the morning, reckon where I'll be,
E                   E              E             A
  hadn't-a been for Grayson, I'd-a been in Tennessee.
 
[Chorus]
A                        A         A                       E
Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, hang down your head and cry.
E                          E         E                      A
  Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.
 
[Verse 3]
A                 A        A                 E
  I reckon in the morning, reckon where I'll be,
E               E           E                      A
I'd been in the valley, I'm hanging on a white oak tree.
 
[Chorus]
A                        A       A                       E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry.
E                        E       E                      A
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.
 
[Interlude]
A         A         A         E
E         E         E         A
A         A         A         E
E         E         E         A
 
[Chorus]
A                        A         A                       E
Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, hang down your head and cry.
E                        E         E                      A
Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.
 
[Interlude] (with skat)
A         A         A         E
E         E         E         A
A         A         A         E
E         E         E         A
 
[End-Chorus]
A                          A         A                       E
  Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, hang down your head and cry.
E                        E         E                      A
Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.
E                          E         E                               A
  Hang down your head, Tom   Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.
            
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