{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":70645,"song":"Hangman","artist":"Roy Harper","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544970-hangman-chords-by-roy-harper/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/70645?type=chord","rating":4.29136,"votes":3,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n\r\n\r\n\tHangman. By Roy Harper\r\n\r\n\tTranscription by Phil Lord\r\n\r\n\tRoy more or less plays the chords straight on this song. I tend\r\nto play them with little riffs in between on the grounds that I dont\r\nhave Jimmy Page playing over the top.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Amin[/ch]\r\n\tLast night I wasnt sleeping[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Amin[/ch]\r\n\tI knew it was my last,[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Amin[/ch]\r\n\tI?d just been lying thinking,[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Amin[/ch]\r\n\treliving all my past,[/tab]\r\n\tmy familiy and friends have left,\r\n\tmy children are all lost\r\n[tab]\t[ch]F[/ch]\r\n\tand now Im standing in the death cell[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tas the times of sands fall fast[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Amin[/ch]\r\n\tmy pour heart it is thumping[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t[ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Amin[/ch]\r\n\tmy head is filled to flood[/tab]\r\n\tto feel the rope around my neck\r\n\tand know its there for good\r\n\tI know that I am innocent\r\n\tbut no ones understood\r\n\tand now Im standing on the gallows\r\n\tto be murdered in cold blood\r\n\r\n\r\n\tChorus:\r\n[tab]\t[ch]Amin[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\tWe are creatures of darkness,[/tab]\r\n\tkillers of time\r\n\tcreatures of darkness\r\n\tbodies in lime\r\n\r\n\tOh hangman, oh hangman\r\n\thow sleepless is your bed\r\n\tI cant believe my own ears\r\n\tmy heart is full of lead\r\n\tthat you?d apply and get the job,\r\n\tof pulling off my head\r\n\tand leave me kicking in the darkness\r\n\tcovering the walls with blood\r\n\r\n\tOh hangman, oh hangman\r\n\tyour working in the shade\r\n\toh creatures of the jungle,\r\n\twhose message is displayed\r\n\tin graphic tones of blood revenge\r\n\tall down the civil blade\r\n\tand your the creppy little monkey\r\n\twho murders to be paid\r\n\r\n\tIn about six minutes time\r\n\tIll be thrown into the lime\r\n\tby the screws who dug my grave\r\n\tand never felt ashamed\r\n\twho threw me in still breathing\r\n\tand covered me in slime\r\n\tand put me on a map in the governers office\r\n\ta number with no name\r\n\r\n\tWe are creatures of darkness....\r\n\r\n\tand true as I stand here\r\n\tId wished to be untied.\r\n\tthe repose lies clean at your throat\r\n\tthat my death might somehow be justified\r\n\ttheres no unconsecrated ground\r\n\tin my heart or in my mind\r\n\tI lived and died in a world full of snakes\r\n\tand Im buried in a vicious lie\r\n\r\n\tWe are creatures of darkness\r\n\r\n\r\n\tThats it....\r\n\r\n\tThe chords are played mostly open with E shape barre chords for\r\nthe chorus, although you can play them open if you like.\r\n\r\n\tI havent worked out the little riff at the beginning of the\r\nsong, but its just a Amin thing. I seem to remember seeing him play\r\nit at the 7th position, but Im sure theres other ways of doing it.\r\n\r\n\r\n\tHave fun\r\n\r\n\r\n\tPhil Lord\r","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n\n\n\tHangman. By Roy Harper\n\n\tTranscription by Phil Lord\n\n\tRoy more or less plays the chords straight on this song. I tend\nto play them with little riffs in between on the grounds that I dont\nhave Jimmy Page playing over the top.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\tmy familiy and friends have left,\n\tmy children are all lost\n\n\n\n\n\n\tto feel the rope around my neck\n\tand know its there for good\n\tI know that I am innocent\n\tbut no ones understood\n\tand now Im standing on the gallows\n\tto be murdered in cold blood\n\n\n\tChorus:\n\n\tkillers of time\n\tcreatures of darkness\n\tbodies in lime\n\n\tOh hangman, oh hangman\n\thow sleepless is your bed\n\tI cant believe my own ears\n\tmy heart is full of lead\n\tthat you?d apply and get the job,\n\tof pulling off my head\n\tand leave me kicking in the darkness\n\tcovering the walls with blood\n\n\tOh hangman, oh hangman\n\tyour working in the shade\n\toh creatures of the jungle,\n\twhose message is displayed\n\tin graphic tones of blood revenge\n\tall down the civil blade\n\tand your the creppy little monkey\n\twho murders to be paid\n\n\tIn about six minutes time\n\tIll be thrown into the lime\n\tby the screws who dug my grave\n\tand never felt ashamed\n\twho threw me in still breathing\n\tand covered me in slime\n\tand put me on a map in the governers office\n\ta number with no name\n\n\tWe are creatures of darkness....\n\n\tand true as I stand here\n\tId wished to be untied.\n\tthe repose lies clean at your throat\n\tthat my death might somehow be justified\n\ttheres no unconsecrated ground\n\tin my heart or in my mind\n\tI lived and died in a world full of snakes\n\tand Im buried in a vicious lie\n\n\tWe are creatures of darkness\n\n\n\tThats it....\n\n\tThe chords are played mostly open with E shape barre chords for\nthe chorus, although you can play them open if you like.\n\n\tI havent worked out the little riff at the beginning of the\nsong, but its just a Amin thing. I seem to remember seeing him play\nit at the 7th position, but Im sure theres other ways of doing it.\n\n\n\tHave fun\n\n\n\tPhil Lord","chords":["Amin","D","F","E","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}