Wake Up John (Hanging Song)
Wake Up John (Hanging Song)

Wake Up John (Hanging Song) easy guitar chords by Fairport Convention

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E A D G B E

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Fret 2

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Capo
  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Eb

    6
  • Am

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • D

  • Bb

  • A

  • Ab

    4
  • D#

    6
  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Eb

    6
  • Am

  • Bm

    2
  • Em

  • D

  • Bb

  • A

  • Ab

    4
  • D#

    6
  • Verse 1
    Wake 
    up, 

    John, 
    it's 
    time 
    to 
    go 

    Come 
    along, 

    John, 
    don't 
    be 
    slow 

    Wake 
    up, 

    John, 
    it's 
    time 
    to 
    go 

    priest 
    joins 
    procession 

    just 
    to 
    help 
    me 
    kneel 

    With 
    warner 
    at 
    my 
    elbow 
    and 

    mother 
    at 
    my 
    heel 

    March
    ing 
    in 
    the 
    morning 

    down 
    a path 
    I've 
    lately 
    seen 

    was 
    sleeping 
    in 
    his garden, 

    stood 
    in 
    my 
    dream 

    The 
    echo 
    of 
    my 
    heartbeat 
    is 

    the beat
    ing of 
    a drum 

    And 
    all 
    the 
    earth 
    is 
    singing 

    with 
    life's 
    sweet 
    hum 

    We 
    found 
    in 
    soft 
    silence, 

    shuffled 
    through 
    a door 

    The 
    place 
    where 
    life 
    is 
    taken 
    for 

    the 
    let
    ter 
    of 
    the law 

    Shake 
    the holy 
    water, 

    set 
    my lamp 
    to 
    guard, 

    Dying's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard. 

    rope 
    is 
    hanging 
    from 
    the 
    roofside, 
    which 
    covers 
    me, 

    thought 
    to 
    give it 
    and 
    card 
    could 
    make 
    the 
    girls 
    dream. 

    But 
    now 
    all 
    is 
    revealed, 

    standing 
    there 
    is 
    just 
    the man, 

    My 
    feet 
    are on 
    the 
    trapdoor 
    with 

    rope 
    around 
    my 
    hand 

    An
    now 
    the 
    executioner 
    is 

    shaking 
    hand
    with me 

    My 
    duty 
    must 
    carry 
    out, 

    you 
    poor 
    fellows 
    says 
    he 

    The 
    strap 
    is tied 
    around 
    my 
    feet 

    and a 
    bag 
    upon 
    my 
    head 

    And 
    then 
    the 
    noose 
    we sep
    arates 

    the 
    living 
    from 
    the 
    dead 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 

    summon 
    up 
    the 
    dead 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 
    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Fairy 
    whispers 
    to 
    me, 

    have 
    you 
    anything 
    to 
    say? 

    My 
    mouth 
    is 
    dry, 
    my 
    throat's 
    tight, 

    answer, 
    drop away 

    Silence 
    now 
    surrounds 
    me, 

    my 
    heart 
    is 
    beating 
    on 

    The 
    trap, 
    the 
    herd, 
    the boot, 
    all 
    my 
    life 
    is 
    still 
    my 
    own 





    They 
    stand 
    me 
    in a 
    corner 
    with 
    my 

    hands 
    and 
    feet still 
    bound 

    While 
    the 
    carpenters 
    call 
    for 

    an 
    ex
    planation 
    found 

    The 
    rain 
    has 
    worked 
    the 
    timbers, 

    hear 
    the 
    hang
    man 
    say 

    It's 
    funny 
    but 
    it 
    worked 
    well, 

    tried 
    it 
    yester
    day 

    All 
    is 
    ended, 

    now 
    they 
    say 
    it 
    all 
    goes 
    nerdy 
    over 

    Your 
    life's 
    as 
    good as 
    ended 

    But 
    hear 
    their 
    voices 
    waver 

    Once 
    more 
    the boat 
    is 
    shaken, 

    then again 
    hang 
    in limbo 

    With 
    gauntlet 
    on 
    the trapdoor 

    and my 
    body 
    stands 
    on 
    tiptoe 

    Shake 
    the holy 
    water, 

    sum
    mon 
    up 
    the 
    guard 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    They 
    stand 
    me 
    in a 
    corner 
    with 

    my 
    hands 
    and feet 
    still 
    tied 

    warder 
    holds 
    onto 
    the 
    noose, 

    the 
    trapdoor 
    opens 
    wide 

    Is 
    it ma
    gic 
    or 
    coincidence 

    that 
    keeps 
    me 
    on 
    the brink? 

    It 
    seems 
    to 
    work 
    without 
    me, 

    would it 
    kill 
    me 
    now 
    think? 

    Oh! 

    Days 
    I'm 
    tired 
    of 
    living, 

    and I 
    really 
    want 
    to die 

    was 
    taken 
    to the 
    scaffold, 

    and 
    heard 
    that 
    my 
    friend 
    cry, 

    Leave, 
    I'm 
    truly 
    sorry, 

    forgive 
    these 
    hands 
    are 
    fine 

    Be 
    true 
    to both, 

    and I'll 
    flood 
    the job 
    for 
    the 
    third 
    and 
    final 
    time 

    My 
    life 
    was 
    spread 
    that 
    morning, 

    but it 
    wasn't 
    theirs 
    to 
    take 

    To 
    increase 
    the 
    votes 
    that 
    law 
    requires 

    man 
    should 
    build 
    state 

    Shake 
    the holy 
    water 

    Sum
    mon 
    up 
    the 
    gods 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy 

    Waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water 

    Sum
    mon 
    up 
    the 
    gods 

    Dine's 
    very 
    easy, 
    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 
    summon 
    up 
    the 

    God 

    Dine's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    Shake 
    the 
    holy 
    water, 
    summon 
    up 
    the 

    God 

    Dy
    ing's 
    very 
    easy, 

    waiting's 
    very 
    hard 

    you 

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