Hanging Song chords by Fairport Convention
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Verse 1
Wake (G major) up,
John, it's time to go.
Come along,
John, don't be slow.
Wake up,
John, it's time to go. (F major) (C major) (E flat major)
A breeze (G major) joins the procession
just to (F major) help me (G major) kneel
With a (A major) hoarder at my (B minor) elbow and
another (E minor) at my (E flat major) heel
March (G major) ing in the morning down
a path I've (F major) lately seen
(G major) I was (A minor) sleeping in this garden, (B minor)
am I still (E minor) within my (E flat major) dream?
The (G major) echo of my heartbeat is
the beating of (F major) a drum
(G major) And all (A minor) the earth is (B minor) singing
with life's (E minor) sweet (E flat major) hum
We filed (G major) in solemn silence,
shuffled through (F major) a door
(G major) The (A major) place where life is (B minor) taken for
the let (E minor) ter of the law (E flat major)
Shake (G major) the holy water,
(C major) summon up the guard (D major)
Dying's (C major) very easy, (B minor) (B flat major) waiting's very hard (A major)
A (C major) rose (E minor) is hanging from the (C major) roof,
a sign which bustles me
I thought (E minor) a gibbet and a card
(A major) would make gallows three
But now (D major) all is revealed,
scant air (F major) is the command
My (E minor) feet are on the trapdoor
(E major) with a rope (A major) around my hand
An (G major) d now the executioner
is shaking hand (F major) s with (G major) me
My (A major) duty I must (B minor) carry out,
you poor (E minor) fellow, says (E flat major) he
A strap (G major) tied around my feet
and a bag upon (F major) my (G major) head
And (A minor) then the noose which (B minor) separates
the liv (E minor) ing from the (E flat major) dead
Shake (G major) the holy water,
summon up (C major) the gods (D major)
Night's (C major) very easy, (B minor)
(B flat major) waiting's very hard (A major)
(C major) Fairy (E minor) whispers to me,
(C major) have you anything to say?
My (E minor) mouth is dry, my (E major) throat is (A major) tight,
I answer, drop away
Silence (D major) now surrounds me,
my heart (F major) is beating on
The trap (E minor) door hardly moves at all,
my (A major) life is still my own
Interlude 1
(A major) (G major) (F major) (G major)
(F major) (G major)
(E flat major) (G major)
(F major) (G major) (E flat major) (F major) (G major)
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Verse 2
They stand (G major) me in a corner with my
hands and feet still bound
While a (A minor) carpenter is called (B minor) for
and an ex (E minor) planation found (E flat major)
The (G major) rain has warped the timbers,
I hear the hangman say
It's (A major) funny but it worked (B minor) well,
I tried (E minor) it yester (E flat major) day
All (E minor) is ended,
now they (C major) say your ordeal's nearly over
Your life's (E minor) as good as ended,
(A major) but I hear their voices waver
Once (D major) more the malt is showing,
and again (F major) I hang in limbo
Other (E minor) guards jump on the trapdoor
and my (A major) body stands on tiptoe
Shake (G major) the holy water,
summon up (C major) the guard (D major)
Dying's (C major) very easy, (B minor)
(B flat major) waiting's very hard (A major)
(G major) They stand me in a corner with
my (E flat major) hands and feet still tied (G major)
A (A major) warder holds on (B minor) to the noose,
the (E minor) trapdoor opens (E flat major) wide
Is it ma (G major) gic or coincidence
that keeps me (F major) on the brink?
(G major) It (A minor) seems to work without (B minor) me,
well it killed (E minor) me now I (E flat major) think
Please (E minor) I'm tired of living
an (C major) d I really want to die
I was (E minor) taken to the scaffold an
(A major) d I heard the hangman cry
Lee, (D major) I'm truly sorry,
(F major) forgive these hands of mine
He (E minor) drew the bolt and I felt the
jolt for (A major) the and final time
My life (E minor) was spared that morning
(C major) cos it wasn't fair to take
The (E minor) breeze, the boat,
the door requires (A major) a man to feel the stain (D major) (F major) (E minor) (A major)
(A flat major) Shake (G major) the holy water,
summon up (C major) the god (D major) s
Dying's (C major) very easy, (B minor)
(G major) (B flat major) waiting's very hard (A major)
(G major) Shake the holy water,
summon up (C major) the gods (D major)
Dying's (C major) very easy, (B minor)
(G major) (B flat major) waiting's very hard (A major)
Shake (G major) the holy water,
(C major) summon up the guard (D major)
Dying's (C major) very easy, (G major)
(B flat major) waiting's very hard (A major)
Shake (A major) (G major) the holy water,
(C major) summon up the guard (D major)
Dying's (C major) very easy, (B minor)
(B flat major) waiting's very hard (A major) (A major)
Shed (G major) your holy water,
(C major) summon up the dark. (D major)
(C major) Life's very easy, (G major) waiting's very hard. (A major)
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