Hang Me Oh Hang Me Chords

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Hang Me Oh Hang Me by Dave Van Ronk is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Bm, Bb and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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16
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Intro: D  

Verso 1: 

 D                       G                D  
Hang Me,Oh Hang me, and I'll Be dead and gone.  
 D          Bm          G                D  
Hang Me, Oh Hang me...,I'll be dead and gone..  
  D                Bm               D                    Bm  
wouldn't mind the hangin.. but the layin in the grave so long  
 Bm           Bb         A          D  
poor boy... i been all around this world.  

Verso 2: 

D                                   G         D  
I been all around cape girardeau.. parts of Arkansas  
D               Bm         G         D  
all round cape girardeau.. parts of Arkansas  
 D             Bm                D              Bm  
got so ***damn hungry... I could hide behind a straw..  
 Bm          Bb        A           D  
poor boy.. I been all around this world.  

Verso 3: 

 D                         G               D  
went up on the mountain.. there i made my stand  
  D             Bm          G               D  
went up on the mountain... there i made my stand  
  D           Bm             D            Bm  
rifle on my shoulder.. and a dagger in my hand  
 Bm          Bb         A          D  
poor boy.. i been all around this world  

(Verso 1)  

Verso 4: 

D                               G             D  
put the noose around my neck.. hung me up so high  
 D             Bm                G            D  
put the noose around my neck... hung me up so high  
 D            Bm             D                         Bm  
last words i heard em say.. won't be long now fore you die  
 Bm           Bb        A          D  
poor boy.. i been all around this world  

(Verso 1) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante