Tom: A
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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]
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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]
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I reckon in the morning, reckon where I'll be,
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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]
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I reckon in the morning, reckon where I'll be,
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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]
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E E E A
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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)
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E E E A
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[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.
