Hanging Song
Hanging Song

Hanging Song easy guitar chords by Fairport Convention

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Eb

    6
  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • Am

  • D

  • Bb

  • E

  • D#

    6
  • Ab

    4
  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Eb

    6
  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • Am

  • D

  • Bb

  • E

  • D#

    6
  • Ab

    4
  • Verse 1
    Wake 
    up, 

    John, 
    it's 
    time 
    to 
    go. 

    Come 
    along, 

    John, 
    don't 
    be 
    slow. 

    Wake 
    up, 

    John, 
    it's 
    time 
    to 
    go. 

    breeze 
    joins 
    the 
    procession 

    just 
    to 
    help 
    me 
    kneel 

    With a 
    hoarder 
    at 
    my 
    elbow 
    and 

    another 
    at 
    my 
    heel 

    March
    ing 
    in 
    the morning 
    down 

    a path 
    I've 
    lately 
    seen 

    was 
    sleeping 
    in 
    this 
    garden, 

    am 
    I still 
    within 
    my 
    dream? 

    The 
    echo 
    of 
    my 
    heartbeat 
    is 

    the beating 
    of 
    a drum 

    And 
    all 
    the earth 
    is 
    singing 

    with 
    life's 
    sweet 
    hum 

    We 
    filed 
    in 
    solemn 
    silence, 

    shuffled 
    through 
    a door 

    The 
    place 
    where 
    life 
    is 
    taken 
    for 

    the let
    ter 
    of 
    the law 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the guard 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 
    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    rose 
    is 
    hanging 
    from 
    the 
    roof, 

    sign 
    which 
    bustles 
    me 

    thought 
    gibbet 
    and 
    card 

    would 
    make 
    gallows 
    three 

    But 
    now 
    all 
    is 
    revealed, 

    scant 
    air 
    is 
    the 
    command 

    My 
    feet 
    are 
    on 
    the trapdoor 

    with 
    a rope 
    around 
    my 
    hand 

    An
    d now 
    the 
    executioner 

    is shaking 
    hand
    with 
    me 

    My 
    duty 
    must 
    carry 
    out, 

    you poor 
    fellow, 
    says 
    he 

    strap 
    tied 
    around 
    my 
    feet 

    and 
    a bag 
    upon 
    my 
    head 

    And 
    then 
    the 
    noose 
    which 
    separates 

    the 
    liv
    ing from 
    the 
    dead 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the 
    gods 

    Night's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Fairy 
    whispers 
    to 
    me, 

    have 
    you 
    anything 
    to 
    say? 

    My 
    mouth 
    is 
    dry, 
    my 
    throat 
    is 
    tight, 

    answer, 
    drop 
    away 

    Silence 
    now 
    surrounds 
    me, 

    my heart 
    is 
    beating 
    on 

    The 
    trap 
    door 
    hardly 
    moves 
    at all, 

    my 
    life 
    is 
    still 
    my 
    own 

    Interlude 1





    Verse 2
    They 
    stand 
    me 
    in 
    a corner 
    with 
    my 

    hands 
    and 
    feet 
    still bound 

    While 
    carpenter 
    is 
    called 
    for 

    and 
    an ex
    planation 
    found 

    The 
    rain 
    has 
    warped 
    the 
    timbers, 

    hear 
    the 
    hangman 
    say 

    It's 
    funny 
    but 
    it 
    worked 
    well, 

    I tried 
    it 
    yester
    day 

    All 
    is 
    ended, 

    now 
    they 
    say 
    your ordeal's 
    nearly 
    over 

    Your 
    life's 
    as good 
    as ended, 

    but 
    hear 
    their 
    voices 
    waver 

    Once 
    more 
    the 
    malt 
    is 
    showing, 

    and again 
    hang 
    in limbo 

    Other 
    guards 
    jump 
    on 
    the trapdoor 

    and my 
    body 
    stands 
    on 
    tiptoe 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the 
    guard 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    They 
    stand 
    me 
    in 
    a corner 
    with 

    my 
    hands 
    and 
    feet still 
    tied 

    warder 
    holds 
    on 
    to 
    the noose, 

    the 
    trapdoor 
    opens 
    wide 

    Is 
    it ma
    gic 
    or 
    coincidence 

    that 
    keeps 
    me 
    on 
    the brink? 

    It 
    seems 
    to 
    work 
    without 
    me, 

    well 
    it killed 
    me 
    now 
    think 

    Please 
    I'm 
    tired 
    of 
    living 

    an
    d I 
    really 
    want 
    to die 

    was 
    taken 
    to 
    the 
    scaffold 
    an

    I heard 
    the 
    hangman 
    cry 

    Lee, 
    I'm 
    truly 
    sorry, 

    forgive these 
    hands 
    of 
    mine 

    He 
    drew 
    the bolt 
    and 
    I felt 
    the 

    jolt 
    for 
    the and 
    final 
    time 

    My 
    life 
    was 
    spared 
    that 
    morning 

    cos 
    it wasn't 
    fair 
    to 
    take 

    The 
    breeze, 
    the 
    boat, 

    the 
    door 
    re
    quires 
    man 
    to 
    feel 
    the 
    stain 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the 
    god

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the 
    gods 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    sum
    mon 
    up 
    the 
    guard 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the 
    guard 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Shed 
    your 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the dark. 

    Life's 
    very easy, 
    waiting's 
    very 
    hard. 

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