The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll chords by Bob Dylan and Mason Jennings
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Intro 1
(G major) (E minor) (B minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor)
Verse 1
(G major) William (E minor)
Zanzinger killed poor (B minor) Hattie Carroll
With a cane (G major) that he twirled (E minor)
around his diamond (B minor) ring finger
At a Baltimore (G major) hotel (E minor) so
(B minor) ciety gath'rin'
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Verse 2
And the cops (G major) were brought (E minor) in
and his (B minor) weapon took from him
As they (G major) rode him in cus (E minor) tody
down (B minor) to the station
And booked (G major) William (E minor) Zanzinger for
(B minor) first-degree murder
(D major)
Verse 3
Oh, but you (C major) who (D major) philo (G major) sophize
Dis (E minor) grace and criti (C major) cize (D major) all fears (G major)
Take (C major) the rag (D major) away (G major) from your face (E minor)
Now ain't (C major) the time (D major) for your tears
(G major)
Interlude 1
(E minor) (B minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor)
Verse 4
(G major) William (E minor) Zanzinger, who
at twenty- (B minor) four years
years
Owns a (G major) tobacco farm,
(E minor) six (B minor) hundred acres
With rich wealthy (G major) parent (E minor) s
who provide (B minor) and protect him
And high (G major) office relations (E minor) in
the politics (B minor) of Maryland
Verse 5
Re (G major) acted to his deed (E minor) with
a shrug (B minor) of his shoulders
And swear (G major) words and sneer (E minor) ing,
and his (B minor) tongue it was snarling
In a matter (G major) of minutes (E minor) on
bail (B minor) was out walking
(D major)
Verse 6
Oh, but you (C major) who (D major) philo (G major) sophize
Dis (E minor) grace and cri (C major) ti cize (D major) all fears (G major)
Take (C major) the rag (D major) away (G major) from (E minor) your face
Now ain't (C major) the time (D major) for your tears
(G major)
Interlude 2
(E minor) (B minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor)
Verse 7
(G major) Hattie Car (E minor) roll was a maid
(B minor) of the kitchen
She was fifty-one (G major) years years old (E minor)
and gave birth (B minor) to ten children
Who car (G major) ried the dishes (E minor)
and took (B minor) out the garbage
And (G major) never sat (E minor) once at the
head (B minor) of the table
Verse 8
And didn't (G major) even talk (E minor) to
the people (B minor) at the table
Who just (G major) cleaned up all (E minor)
the food (B minor) from the table
And (G major) emptied the (E minor) ashtrays
on a (B minor) whole other level
Got killed (G major) by a blow,
(E minor) lay slain (B minor) by a cane
Verse 9
That sailed (G major) through the air (E minor) and
came down (B minor) through the room
Doomed (G major) and determ (E minor) ined to
des (B minor) troy all these gentle
And she (G major) never done noth (E minor) ing
to Wil (B minor) liam (D major) Zanzinger
Verse 10
Oh, but you (C major) who (D major) philo (G major) sophize
Dis (E minor) grace and criti (C major) cize (D major) all fears (G major)
Take (C major) the rag (D major) away (G major) from your face (E minor)
Now (C major) ain't the time (D major) for your tears
Interlude 3
(G major) (E minor) (B minor)
(G major) (E minor) (B minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor) (G major)
(E minor) (B minor)
Verse 11
In the courtroom (G major) of hon (E minor) or,
the judge (B minor) pounded his gavel
To show (G major) that all's equal (E minor) and that
the courts (B minor) are on the level
And that the strings (G major) in the book (E minor) s
ain't pulled (B minor) and persuaded
And that (G major) even the nobles (E minor)
get properly (B minor) handled
Verse 12
(G major) Once that the cops (E minor) have chased
af (B minor) ter and caught 'em
And that the (G major) ladder of law (E minor) has
no top (B minor) and no bottom
Stared (G major) at the per (E minor) son
who killed (B minor) for no reason
Who just (G major) happened to be feel (E minor) in'
that way (B minor) without warnin'
Verse 13
And he spoke (G major) through his cloak,
(E minor) most deep (B minor) and distinguished
And (G major) handed out strongly,
(E minor) for penalty (B minor) and repentance
(G major) William (E minor) Zanzinger with
a six- (B minor) month sentence
sentence
(D major)
Verse 14
Oh, but you (C major) who (D major) philo (G major) sophize
Dis (E minor) grace and criti (C major) cize (D major) all fears (G major)
(C major) Bury the rag (D major) (G major) deep in your face
(C major) Now's the time (D major) for your tears
Outro 1
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(B minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor) (G major) (E minor) (B minor)
(C major) (D major) (G major)
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Bob Dylan and Mason Jennings
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