{"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":998669,"song":"Tom Dooley","artist":"Doc Watson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11625514-tom-dooley-chords-by-doc-watson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/998669?type=chord","rating":4.70707,"votes":95,"content":"\t\t\t\tTom Dooley         (Doc Watson version)\r\n\r\n   *(Chorus)*\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n**  Hang your head, Tom Dooley,\tHang your head and cry;[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n**  You killed poor Laurie Foster,\tAnd you know you're bound to die.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou left her by the roadside\t\tWhere you begged to be excused;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\t\r\nYou left her by the roadside,\tThen you hid her clothes and shoes.\t[/tab]\r\n\r\n  *(Chorus)*\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou took her on the hillside\t\tFor to make her your wife;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou took her on the hillside,\tAnd there you took her life.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou dug the grave four feet long\tAnd you dug it three feet deep;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou rolled the cold clay over her\tAnd tromped it with your feet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n  *(Chorus)*\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Trouble, oh it's trouble\t\tA-rollin' through my breast;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs long as I'm a-livin', boys,\tThey ain't a-gonna let me rest.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI know they're gonna hang me,\tTomorrow I'll be dead,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThough I never even harmed a hair  On poor little Laurie's head.\"\t[/tab]\r\n\r\n  *(Chorus)*\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"In this world and one more\tThen reckon where I'll be;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf is wasn't for Sheriff Grayson,\tI'd be in Tennesee.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can take down my old violin\tAnd play it all you please.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor at this time tomorrow, boys,\tIt'll be of no use to me.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n  *(Chorus)*\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"At this time to-morrow\t\tWhere do you reckon I'll be?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAway down yonder in the holler\tHangin' on a white oak tree.\t\t[/tab]\r\n\r\n  *(Chorus)*\r\n\r\n\r\n(enjoy this Doc Watson version)\r\njrbmusic","plain_text":"Tom Dooley         (Doc Watson version)\n\n   *(Chorus)*\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  *(Chorus)*\n\n\n\n\n\n  *(Chorus)*\n\n\n\n\n\n  *(Chorus)*\n\n\n\n\n\n  *(Chorus)*\n\n\n\n  *(Chorus)*\n\n\n(enjoy this Doc Watson version)\njrbmusic","chords":["G","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}