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The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll chords by
Bob Dylan And Mason Jennings
Bob Dylan And Mason Jennings
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Key: B major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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William
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Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll
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With a cane that he twirled
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around his diamond ring finger
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At a Baltimore hotel so
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ciety gath'rin'
Verse 2
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And the cops were brought in
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and his weapon took from him
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As they rode him in custody
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down to the station
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And booked William Zanzinger for
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first-degree murder
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Verse 3

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Oh, but you who philosophize
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Disgrace and criticize all fears
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Take the rag away from your face
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Now ain't the time for your tears
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Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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William Zanzinger, who
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at twenty-four years

years
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Owns a tobacco farm,
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six hundred acres
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With rich wealthy parents
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who provide and protect him
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And high office relations in
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the politics of Maryland
Verse 5
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Reacted to his deed with
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a shrug of his shoulders
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And swear words and sneering,
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and his tongue it was snarling
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In a matter of minutes on
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bail was out walking
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Verse 6

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Oh, but you who philosophize
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Disgrace and criti cize all fears
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Take the rag away from your face
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Now ain't the time for your tears
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Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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Hattie Carroll was a maid
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of the kitchen
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She was fifty-one years years old
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and gave birth to ten children
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Who carried the dishes
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and took out the garbage
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And never sat once at the
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head of the table
Verse 8
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And didn't even talk to
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the people at the table
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Who just cleaned up all
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the food from the table
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And emptied the ashtrays
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on a whole other level
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Got killed by a blow,
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lay slain by a cane
Verse 9
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That sailed through the air and
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came down through the room
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Doomed and determined to
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destroy all these gentle
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And she never done nothing
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to Wil liam Zanzinger
Verse 10
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Oh, but you who philosophize
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Disgrace and criticize all fears
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Take the rag away from your face
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Now ain't the time for your tears
Interlude 3
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Verse 11
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In the courtroom of honor,
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the judge pounded his gavel
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To show that all's equal and that
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the courts are on the level
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And that the strings in the books
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ain't pulled and persuaded
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And that even the nobles
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get properly handled
Verse 12
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Once that the cops have chased
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af ter and caught 'em
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And that the ladder of law has
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no top and no bottom
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Stared at the person
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who killed for no reason
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Who just happened to be feelin'
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that way without warnin'
Verse 13
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And he spoke through his cloak,
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most deep and distinguished
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And handed out strongly,
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for penalty and repentance
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William Zanzinger with
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a six-month sentence

sentence
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Verse 14

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Oh, but you who philosophize
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Disgrace and criticize all fears
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Bury the rag deep in your face
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Now's the time for your tears
Outro 1
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The original key of The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll by Bob Dylan and Mason Jennings is B major.

The primary chords used in The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll are B, G#m, D#m, F#, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, G#m, D#m, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll is approximately 154 beats per minute.

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