D                  G                D
Hang me, oh, hang me,I'll be dead and gone
            Bm       G                D
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
                   Bm
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
        D                      Bm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
      Bb    A         D
I been all around this world

D                            G             D
I been all around Cape Jerdo, parts of Arkansas
                      Bm     G              D
I been all around Cape Jerdo, parts of Arkansas
                  Bm
I got so goddamned hungry
       D             Bm
I could hide behind a straw, poor boy
      Bb    A         D
I been all around this world

D                     G                D
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
            Bm        G               D
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand
             Bm
A rifle on my shoulder
     D            Bm
And a dagger in my hand, poor boy
      Bb    A         D
I been all around this world

D                        G                D
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
            Bm       G                D
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
                   Bm
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
        D                      Bm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
      Bb    A         D
I been all around this world

D                                G              D
Put the rope around my neck, they hung me up so high
             Bm                G             D
Put the rope around my neck and hung me up so high
                Bm
The last words I heard 'em say
        D                 Bm
Won't be long now 'fore ya die, poor boy
      Bb    A         D
I been all around this world

D                        G                D
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
            Bm       G                D
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone
                   Bm
I wouldn't mind the hangin'
        D                      Bm
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy
      Bb    A         D
I been all around this world

(Bb   A   D)