Gallows Pole

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Hangman,           hangman,
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                 hold it a    little while
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           Think I     see my friends coming
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 Riding many a mile
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  Friends did you  get some silver?
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         Did you get a    little gold?
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  What     did you bring   me my dear friends      To
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keep me from the gallows  pole?
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   What did   you      bring     me to keep me from the
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gallows             pole?
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  I couldn't  get no silver,
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                 I couldn't  get no gold
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  You know that we're too   damn poor
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To       keep you from the gallows  pole

[Bridge]
A       G D
Hangman,  hangman,
G A          D           G
   hold it a little while
A          G     D        G
 I think I see my brother coming
G      D          G A G A
Riding a many mile
G A G A

[Verse 2]
G        A       G      A
Brother, did you get me some silver?
G    A       G       A
 Did you get a little gold?
G    A   G   A
What did you bring me, my brother
   G                D      G     A G A
To keep me from the gallows pole?
G A G A G
        Brother,
A        G    A
I brought you some silver
G  A         G     A
 I brought a little gold,
G  A         G      A
 I brought a little of everything
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To keep you from the gallows  pole
G A G A
       Yes,
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I brought you to keep you from the gallows pole
G A G A

[Pre-Verse]
A       G D
Hangman,  hangman,
G A          D     G
   turn your head awhile
A          G      D      G
 I think I see my sister coming
G     D       G    A G A      G   A G A G A
Riding a many mile,     mile, mile

[Verse 3]
G  A
Sister, I implore you,
G    A
take him by the hand
G    A
Take him to some shady bower
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Save me from the wrath of this man
G A       G    A
   Please take him
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Save me from the wrath of this man, man

[Pre-Verse]
A       G D
Hangman,  hangman,
G  A       D           G
 upon your face a smile
     A       G        D           G
Pray tell me that I'm free to ride
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Ride for many mile,       mile, mile

[Verse 4]
G A G A    G    A      G  A
       Oh, yes, you got a fine sister
    G      A  G     A
She warmed my blood from cold
    G       A  G     A
She brought my blood to boiling hot
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To keep you from the gallows  pole,  pole, pole, pole,
    G A G A
yeah
     G      A G       A
Your brother  brought me silver
     G  A   G      A
Your sister warmed my soul
    G    A     G A
But now I laugh  and pull so hard
            G               D      G A
And see you swinging on the gallows  pole,
G A    G A G
   yeah
A    G    A     G A
 But now I laugh  and pull so hard
            G               D      G A    G A
And see you swinging on the gallows  pole,  pole,
pole

[Bridge]
G D G A G A
G               D       G   A G
Swingin' on the gallows pole
A G               D       G   A G
  Swingin' on the gallows pole
A G               D       G   A G A
  Swingin' on the gallows pole
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Swingin' on the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole,  pole,
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pole, pole, pole,  pole,  pole pole

[Guitar Solo]
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[Outro (Fade Out)]
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