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