Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman chords by Richard Thompson

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Bm 
Won't you  (E major) rise for the hang (B minor) man
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A 
E 
 (D major) His pleasure is that  (A major) you should rise  (E major) 
Bm 
He's the judge and the jury  (B minor) 
D 
At the jester's  (D major) assize
E 
Bm 
A 
D 
E 
Bm 
 (E major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) Poor Will on the  (B minor) gallows tree
D 
A 
E 
 (D major) Never a cruel  (A major) word did say  (E major) 
Bm 
Oh that a young  (B minor) man
D 
E 
Bm 
A 
D 
E 
A 
Should be treated  (D major) this way  (E major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
F#m 
F# 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) Run   to me mother  (F sharp major) of  (B minor) anyone's child
F#m 
A 
E 
A 
And  (F sharp minor) tell  me  (A major) the revelry planned  (E major)  (A major) 
F#m 
F# 
Bm 
Judges  (F sharp minor) and barristers,  (F sharp major) clerks  (B minor) at the law
F#m 
A 
E 
His show  (F sharp minor) is the be (A major) st in the land  (E major) 
F#m 
A 
E 
Here's a toast  (F sharp minor) to the  (A major) Jolly Hangman  (E major) 
F#m 
A 
He'll  (F sharp minor) hang  you the be (A major) st that he can
E 
F#m 
A 
Em 
 (E major) Here's a toast  (F sharp minor) to the  (A major) Jolly  (E minor) 
D 
C 
Bsus4 
B 
A 
G 
 (D major)  (C major)  (Bsus4)  (B major)  (A major)  (G major) 
D 
A 
E 
 (D major)  (A major)  (E major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
 (A major) No purse  (E major) for a cham (B minor) pion
D 
A 
E 
No true  (D major) 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) 
Bm 
Poor ladies, poor  (B minor) gentleman
D 
A 
 (D major) Born of a sorry  (A major) degree
E 
Bm 
 (E major) Will you laugh for the hang (B minor) man
D 
E 
Bm 
A 
D 
E 
When he comes  (D major) for his fee?  (E major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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  (A major) the revelry planned  (E major) 
F#m 
F# 
Bm 
Judges  (F sharp minor) and barristers,  (F sharp major)  (B minor) clerks at the law
F#m 
A 
E 
His show  (F sharp minor) is the be (A major) st in the land  (E major) 
F#m 
A 
E 
Here's a toast  (F sharp minor) 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 can (E major) 
F#m 
A 
E 
Em 
D 
C 
Bsus4 
B 
Here's a toast  (F sharp minor) to the  (A major) Jolly  (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (C major)  (Bsus4)  (B major) 
A 
G 
F#m 
E 
Em 
E 
 (A major)  (G major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
D 
G 
D 
C 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (C major) 
Bsus4 
B 
A 
G 
F#m 
 (Bsus4)  (B major)  (A major)  (G major)  (F sharp minor) 
E 
Em 
D 
C 
B 
A 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (C major)  (B major)  (A major) 
G 
Em 
G 
F#m 
A 
E 
Bm 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (E major)  (B minor) 
D 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
 (D major)  (A major)  (E major)  (B minor)  (D major) 
E 
Bm 
 (E major) Rise for the hangman  (B minor) 
D 
A 
E 
His pleasure  (D major) is  (A major) that you should rise  (E major) 
Bm 
He's the judge and the jury  (B minor) 
D 
 (D major) At the jester's assize