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