Intro
[D]
Chorus
[D]Hang me, oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
Hang me, [Bm]oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
I wouldn't mind the [Bm]hangin'
But, the [D]layin' in the grave so [Bm]long, poor boy
I been [Bb7]all [A]around this [D]world
Verse
I [D]been all around Cape Girardeau, [G]parts of [D]Arkansas
I been all around Cape [Bm]Girardeau, [G]parts of [D]Arkansas
I got so goddamned [Bm]hungry
I could [D]hide behind a [Bm]straw, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
[D]Went up on a mountain, [G]there I made my [D]stand
Went up on a [Bm]mountain, [G]there I made my [D]stand
A rifle on [Bm]my shoulder
And a [D]dagger in my [Bm]hand, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
Chorus
So, [D]hang me, oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
Hang me, oh, [Bm]hang me and [G]I'll be dead [D]and gone
I wouldn't mind [Bm]the hangin'
But, the [D]layin' in the grave [Bm]so long, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
Verse
[D]Put the rope around my neck, they [G]hung me up so [D]high
Put the [Bm]rope around my neck and [G]hung me up [D]so high
The last words [Bm]I heard 'em say
Won't be [D]long now 'fore [Bm]ya die, poor boy
I been [Bb7]all [A]around this [D]world
Chorus
So, [D]hang me, oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
Hang me, oh, [Bm]hang me and [G]I'll be dead [D]and gone
I wouldn't mind [Bm]the hangin'
But, the [D]layin' in the grave [Bm]so long, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
Outro
[Bb7] [A] [D]
[D]Hang me, oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
Hang me, [Bm]oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
I wouldn't mind the [Bm]hangin'
But, the [D]layin' in the grave so [Bm]long, poor boy
I been [Bb7]all [A]around this [D]world
Verse
I [D]been all around Cape Girardeau, [G]parts of [D]Arkansas
I been all around Cape [Bm]Girardeau, [G]parts of [D]Arkansas
I got so goddamned [Bm]hungry
I could [D]hide behind a [Bm]straw, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
[D]Went up on a mountain, [G]there I made my [D]stand
Went up on a [Bm]mountain, [G]there I made my [D]stand
A rifle on [Bm]my shoulder
And a [D]dagger in my [Bm]hand, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
Chorus
So, [D]hang me, oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
Hang me, oh, [Bm]hang me and [G]I'll be dead [D]and gone
I wouldn't mind [Bm]the hangin'
But, the [D]layin' in the grave [Bm]so long, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
Verse
[D]Put the rope around my neck, they [G]hung me up so [D]high
Put the [Bm]rope around my neck and [G]hung me up [D]so high
The last words [Bm]I heard 'em say
Won't be [D]long now 'fore [Bm]ya die, poor boy
I been [Bb7]all [A]around this [D]world
Chorus
So, [D]hang me, oh, hang me, [G]I'll be dead and [D]gone
Hang me, oh, [Bm]hang me and [G]I'll be dead [D]and gone
I wouldn't mind [Bm]the hangin'
But, the [D]layin' in the grave [Bm]so long, poor boy
I [Bb7]been all [A]around this [D]world
Outro
[Bb7] [A] [D]
