Tom Dooley chords by The Kingston Trio
Intro 1
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"Throughout history
there have been many songs
Written about the eternal triangle
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This next one tells the story of Mr. Grayson
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A beautiful woman,
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and a condemned man named Tom Dooley
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When the sun rises tomorrow,
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Tom Dooley must hang"
Chorus 1
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Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
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Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
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Poor boy, you're bound to die
Verse 1
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I met her on the mountain,
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there I took her life
Met her on the mountain,
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stabbed her with my knife
Chorus 2
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Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
B
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
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Poor boy, you're bound to die
Verse 2
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B
This time tomorrow reckon where I'll be
Hadn't-a been for Grayson,
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I'd-a been in Tennessee
(well now, boy)
Chorus 3
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Hang down your head and cry
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Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head and cry
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Poor boy, you're bound to die
Hang down your head and cry
B
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head and cry
E
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Verse 3
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B
This time tomorrow reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley
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hangin' from a white oak tree
Chorus 4
E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
B
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
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Poor boy, you're bound to die
(ah, well now, boy)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
B
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
E
Poor boy, you're bound to die
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E
Poor boy, you're bound to die
B
E
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
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