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Slaid Cleaves - Twistin'
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: C  
Years ago on an April Fday
A Gcrowd gathered from miles aCround
Over a thousand, I heard one Fsay
GAll around me on the square in Ctown
Ladies dressed up in their Fbest
GKids ran around and Cplayed
They all come to see me, I Fguess
GMe and the sheriff and a man in Cchains
The FReverend Sam began a Cprayer
To the Fwomen, the men, the boys and Cgirls
"We are Fgraveyard sons and Cdaughters
Passing through an unfriendly Gworld"
A Cfew last words and down he Fgoes
GTeeth bared in an awful Cgrin
A cheer rises up from the Fcrowd
As I Ghold him, twistin' in the Cwind
Men held up their babies to Fsee
ReGporters jotted down a Ctale
Hawkers brought out lemonFade
And the Gladies headed for the hanging day Csale
From time to time these folks would Fcome
And Gall but one would walk aCway
I'd shudder as the rope snapped Ftight
But GI got used to hanging Cday
Now they don't gather 'round no Fmore
GThough I'm tall and stouter Cstill
Now they do it all behind closed Fdoors
They Gsay it's a better way to Ckill
The FReverend Sam began a Cprayer
To the Fwomen, the men, the boys and Cgirls
"We are Fgraveyard sons and Cdaughters
Passing through an unfriendly Gworld"
A Cfew last words and down he Fgoes
GTeeth bared in an awful Cgrin
A cheer rises up from the Fcrowd
As I Ghold him, twistin' in the Cwind
One more poor boy dead and FgoneG  
Twistin' in the Cwind 
OUTRO: C

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Twistin

by Slaid Cleaves

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Slaid Cleaves - Twistin'

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO:

Years ago on an April day

G C

A crowd gathered from miles around

Over a thousand, I heard one say

G C

All around me on the square in town

Ladies dressed up in their best

G C

Kids ran around and played

They all come to see me, I guess

G C

Me and the sheriff and a man in chains

F C

The Reverend Sam began a prayer

F C

To the women, the men, the boys and girls

F C

"We are graveyard sons and daughters

Passing through an unfriendly world"

C F

A few last words and down he goes

G C

Teeth bared in an awful grin

A cheer rises up from the crowd

G C

As I hold him, twistin' in the wind

Men held up their babies to see

G C

Reporters jotted down a tale

Hawkers brought out lemonade

G C

And the ladies headed for the hanging day sale

From time to time these folks would come

G C

And all but one would walk away

I'd shudder as the rope snapped tight

G C

But I got used to hanging day

Now they don't gather 'round no more

G C

Though I'm tall and stouter still

Now they do it all behind closed doors

G C

They say it's a better way to kill

F C

The Reverend Sam began a prayer

F C

To the women, the men, the boys and girls

F C

"We are graveyard sons and daughters

Passing through an unfriendly world"

C F

A few last words and down he goes

G C

Teeth bared in an awful grin

A cheer rises up from the crowd

G C

As I hold him, twistin' in the wind

F G

One more poor boy dead and gone

Twistin' in the wind

OUTRO: C

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