Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman chords by Fairport Convention

SimplifiedD · E · Bm · A · F#m …

GuitarPianoUkulele

D
E
Bm
A
F#m
F#
Em
C
Bsus4
B
G

Intro 1

Rise for the hangman His

Verse 1
A 
E 
pleasure is that  (A major) you should rise  (E major) 
Bm 
He's the judge and the jury  (B minor) 
D 
E 
 (D major) At the jester's assize  (E major) 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor)  (A major) 

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Verse 2

Poor Will on the gallows tree

Never a cruel word did say

Oh that a good man

Should be treated this way

Verse 3
F#m 
F# 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) Run   to me  (F sharp major) mother of  (B minor) anyone's child
F#m 
A 
E 
And  (F sharp minor) tell  me the  (A major) revelry planned  (E major) 
F#m 
F# 
 (F sharp minor) Judges and  (F sharp major) barristers,
Bm 
clerks  (B minor) at the law
F#m 
A 
E 
His show  (F sharp minor) is the best  (A major) in the land  (E major) 
F#m 
A 
E 
Here's a  (F sharp minor) toast to the Jolly  (A major) Hang (E major) man
F#m 
He'll  (F sharp minor) hang  you the best
A 
E 
 (A major) that he can  (E major) 
F#m 
A 
D 
Em 
Here's a  (F sharp minor) toast to the  (A major) Jolly  (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
 (D major) 

Interlude 1

No purse for a?

Verse 4
Bm 
 (B minor) 
D 
A 
E 
 (D major) No true love come over  (A major) the stile  (E major) 
Bm 
The debt of a poor  (B minor) man
D 
E 
He'll  (D major) pay in awhile  (E major) 
B 
E 
Poor ladies, poor gen (B major) tleman  (E major) 
D 
A 
E 
 (D major) Born of a sorry  (A major) degree  (E major) 
Bm 
Will you laugh with the hang (B minor) man
E 
D 
E 
 (E major) When he  (D major) comes for his fee?  (E major) 
Bm 
A 
D 
E 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 

Verse 5
F#m 
F# 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) Run   to me mother  (F sharp major) of  (B minor) anyone's child
F#m 
A 
E 
And  (F sharp minor) tell  me the  (A major) revelry planned  (E major) 
F#m 
F# 
 (F sharp minor) Judges and  (F sharp major) barristers,
Bm 
 (B minor) clerks at the law
F#m 
A 
E 
His show  (F sharp minor) is the best  (A major) in the land  (E major) 
F#m 
A 
E 
Here's a  (F sharp minor) toast to the  (A major) Jolly Hang (E major) man
F#m 
He'll  (F sharp minor) hang  you the best
A 
E 
 (A major) that he  (E major) can
F#m 
A 
D 
Here's a  (F sharp minor) toast to the  (A major) Jolly  (D major) 

Interlude 2
E 
Em 
D 
C 
Bsus4 
B 
Bsus4 
B 
A 
G 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (C major)  (Bsus4)  (B major)  (Bsus4)  (B major)  (A major)  (G major) 
F#m 
E 
Em 
D 
Em 
C 
 (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
B 
 (B major) 
Bsus4 
B 
A 
G 
F#m 
E 
Em 
 (Bsus4)  (B major)  (A major)  (G major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
D 
C 
B 
A 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (C major)  (B major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
F#m 
F# 
F#m 
A 
E 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
A 
 (G major)  (F sharp minor)  (F sharp major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (A major) 
E 
B 
Bm 
D 
 (E major)  (B major)  (B minor)  (D major) 
E 
 (E major) Rise for the