The Hangman chords by
Rick Wakeman
Strawbs

N/A

Key: G minor

Verse 1
Em Em 
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G#m G#m 4
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Am Am 
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It's the straw man.
Cm Cm 3
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Em Em 
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Bm Bm 2
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Em Em 
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E E 
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Em Em 
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The village square stands quiet,
with the curfew still in force.
Esus4 Esus4 
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Em Em 
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The streets  are even clearer
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of dogs and whores.
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Like some evil bird of prey,
the scaffold spreads its wings.
Esus4 Esus4 
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Em Em 
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The people   build their fires
and bolt their doors
C C 
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The mayor is giving dinner
D D 
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to the officers and wives
Am Am 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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His eld est son is learning how to fawn
Am Am 
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The barrack block is
Em Em 
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hushed and tense,
D D 
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the soldiers drawing lots
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Em Em 
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D D 
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Who will be the hangman in the dawn?
Em Em 
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The long -forgotten young man
G G 
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was tried for about a year
Am Am 
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C C 
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His home is in the village close nearby
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He shivers at the thought
G G 
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of what he's forced to do next day
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C C 
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He won ders who it is that has to die
The full moon casts a cold light
D D 
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on the gloomy prison walls
Am Am 
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The baby's dwarfs who
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D D 
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say he cannot sleep
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Em Em 
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He hears the waiting gallows
D D 
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clanging just beyond the door
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Em Em 
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He prays for he has no
D D 
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more tears to weep
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The bay begins to break,
G G 
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the muffled drums  begin to sound
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C C 
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A crowd begins to gather in the square
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The presence of the hangman,
G G 
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his terrifying mask
Am Am 
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Weights heavy on the mind
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of all those there
The colonel reads the sentence
D D 
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with the pain in all my heart
Am Am 
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He has never shown alle
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D D 
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giance to the king
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Em Em 
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He's cried and danced with God himself
D D 
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in the evening of pride
Am Am 
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Em Em 
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The baby's head held high,
D D 
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said not a  thing
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If you ever hate his hand,
G G 
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watch the man walk with eyes
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You need to throw the dog
C C 
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before the crowd
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The hangman perceived his victim,
G G 
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and the blood drained from his face
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He seated the younger brother,
C C 
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standing proud
The hangman tried to protest
D D 
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but was ordered to proceed
Am Am 
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His trembling hands began
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G G 
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D D 
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to  take the stage
Am Am 
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Em Em 
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His eyes of blindness, spitting tears,
D D 
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he cried for all the years
Am Am 
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Forgive me  God,
D D 
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we hang Him in Thy name
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D D 
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Forgive me  God,
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D D 
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we hang Him in Thy name
Am Am 
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What do  you think
Em Em 
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D D 
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I'll be hanging in my grave?
Am Am 
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What do  you think I'll be
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G G 
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D D 
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hanging in my grave?

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