(spoken)
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Law man has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home
Oh Mama, I can hear you crying you're so scared and all alone
Hangman is coming down from the gallows and I don't have very long
(all the following quick changes keep E-bass as shown at the bottom)
The j[E]ig [G]is [A]up, [G]the n[E]ews [G]is o[A]ut, t[G]hey f[E]ina[G]ll[A]y found m[G]e
The r[E]en[G]eg[A]ade w[G]ho h[E]ad [G]it m[A]ade r[G]etr[E]ieved f[G]or [A]a bount[G]y
[B]Never more to go astray[A], this'll be the end today, of the w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man[E][G][A][G][E][G][A][B]
[E] [G]Oh[F#] M[E]ama, [F#]I've b[G]een years [F#]on t[E]he l[F#]am a[G]nd had a h[A]igh price on my h[E]ead
L[G]aw[F#]man s[E]aid 'G[F#]et h[G]im dead [F#]or a[E]li[F#]ve' a[G]nd it's for s[A]ure he'll see me d[E]ead
D[G]ear [F#]Mam[E]a [F#]I c[G]an hear [F#]you[E] c[F#]ryi[G]n', you're so sc[A]ared and all al[E]one
H[G]ang[F#]man i[E]s [F#]com[G]in' down f[F#]rom t[E]he g[F#]all[G]ows and I d[A]on't have very l[E]ong
The j[E]ig [G]is [A]up, [G]the n[E]ews [G]is o[A]ut, t[G]hey f[E]ina[G]ll[A]y found m[G]e
The r[E]en[G]eg[A]ade w[G]ho h[E]ad [G]it m[A]ade r[G]etr[E]ieved f[G]or [A]a bount[G]y
[B]Never more to go astray[A], this'll be the end today, of the w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man[E][G][A][G][E][G][A][G]
Solo: E NC E ( E G A ) x2 ( F# A B ) x2 E
(spoken)
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Hangman is coming down from the gallows and I don't have very long
The j[E]ig [G]is [A]up, [G]the n[E]ews [G]is o[A]ut, t[G]hey f[E]ina[G]ll[A]y found m[G]e
The r[E]en[G]eg[A]ade w[G]ho h[E]ad [G]it m[A]ade r[G]etr[E]ieved f[G]or [A]a bount[G]y
[B]Never more to go astray[A], this'll be the end today, of the w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man[E] [G] [A] [G] w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man...
Outro: E
(chorus) (verse)
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [F#] [A] [B]
e---------|----------------------------------------------------------------
B---------|----------------------------------------------------------------
G---0-2---|--------2---4---------------------------------------------------
D-2-0-2---|-2-5-4--2---4---------------------------------------------------
A-2-------|-2-5-4--0---2---------------------------------------------------
E-0-0-0---|-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Law man has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home
Oh Mama, I can hear you crying you're so scared and all alone
Hangman is coming down from the gallows and I don't have very long
(all the following quick changes keep E-bass as shown at the bottom)
The j[E]ig [G]is [A]up, [G]the n[E]ews [G]is o[A]ut, t[G]hey f[E]ina[G]ll[A]y found m[G]e
The r[E]en[G]eg[A]ade w[G]ho h[E]ad [G]it m[A]ade r[G]etr[E]ieved f[G]or [A]a bount[G]y
[B]Never more to go astray[A], this'll be the end today, of the w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man[E][G][A][G][E][G][A][B]
[E] [G]Oh[F#] M[E]ama, [F#]I've b[G]een years [F#]on t[E]he l[F#]am a[G]nd had a h[A]igh price on my h[E]ead
L[G]aw[F#]man s[E]aid 'G[F#]et h[G]im dead [F#]or a[E]li[F#]ve' a[G]nd it's for s[A]ure he'll see me d[E]ead
D[G]ear [F#]Mam[E]a [F#]I c[G]an hear [F#]you[E] c[F#]ryi[G]n', you're so sc[A]ared and all al[E]one
H[G]ang[F#]man i[E]s [F#]com[G]in' down f[F#]rom t[E]he g[F#]all[G]ows and I d[A]on't have very l[E]ong
The j[E]ig [G]is [A]up, [G]the n[E]ews [G]is o[A]ut, t[G]hey f[E]ina[G]ll[A]y found m[G]e
The r[E]en[G]eg[A]ade w[G]ho h[E]ad [G]it m[A]ade r[G]etr[E]ieved f[G]or [A]a bount[G]y
[B]Never more to go astray[A], this'll be the end today, of the w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man[E][G][A][G][E][G][A][G]
Solo: E NC E ( E G A ) x2 ( F# A B ) x2 E
(spoken)
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Hangman is coming down from the gallows and I don't have very long
The j[E]ig [G]is [A]up, [G]the n[E]ews [G]is o[A]ut, t[G]hey f[E]ina[G]ll[A]y found m[G]e
The r[E]en[G]eg[A]ade w[G]ho h[E]ad [G]it m[A]ade r[G]etr[E]ieved f[G]or [A]a bount[G]y
[B]Never more to go astray[A], this'll be the end today, of the w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man[E] [G] [A] [G] w[E]an[G]te[A]d [G]man...
Outro: E
(chorus) (verse)
[E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [F#] [A] [B]
e---------|----------------------------------------------------------------
B---------|----------------------------------------------------------------
G---0-2---|--------2---4---------------------------------------------------
D-2-0-2---|-2-5-4--2---4---------------------------------------------------
A-2-------|-2-5-4--0---2---------------------------------------------------
E-0-0-0---|-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------
