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Hanging Johnny

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[Intro]
C C C C
F F C C
F F C Am
C G7 C C
[Verse 1]
Well they Ccall me CHanging CJohnnyC  
Ee-Fay, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
Well I Fnever Fhanged noCbodyAm  
And it's Chang, G7boys, ChangC  
[Verse 2]
Well Cfirst I Changed me CmotherC  
Oh-Fay, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
Me Fsister Fand me CbrotherAm  
It's Chang, G7boys, ChangC  
[Verse 3]
Well I'd Chang to Cmake things CjollyC  
Ee-Fay, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
I'd Fhang all Fwrong and CfollyAm  
It's Chang, G7boys, ChangC  
[Verse 4]
A Frope, a Fbeam, a CladderC  
I'll Ghang you Gall toCgetherC  
Well Fnext I Fhanged me CgrannyC  
I'd Ghang the Gwholly G7fam'lyG7  
[Verse 5]
Well they Ccall me CHanging CJohnnyC  
Ee-Fay, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
And I Fnever Fhanged noCbodyAm  
And it's Chang, G7boys, ChangC  
[Verse 6]
Mh mh Cmhh mh Cmhh mh Cmhh mhhC  
Mh-Fmh, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
Mh Fmhh mh Fmhh mh Cmh mhhAm  
And it's Chang, G7boys, ChangC  
[Verse 7]
Mh mh Cmhh mh Cmhh mh Cmhh mhhC  
Ee-Fay, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
Mh Fmhh mh Fmhh mh Cmh mhhAm  
And it's Chang, G7boys, ChangC  
[Verse 8]
Come Fhang, come Fall toCgetherC  
Come Ghang for Gfiner CweatherC  
FHang on   Ffrom the CyardarmC  
Hang the Gsea and Gbuy a G7big farmG7  
[Verse 9]
Oh they Ccall me CHanging CJohnnyC  
Ee-Fay, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
Well I Fnever Fhung noCbodyAm  
And it's Chang, G7boys, ChangC  
[Verse 10]
Oh I'd Chang the Cmates and CskippersC  
Ee-Fay, Fhe-y i-CyoC  
I'd Fhang them Fby their CflippersAm  
And it's Chang, G7boys, Chang

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Hanging Johnny

by Stan Ridgway

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C C C

F F C C

F F C Am

C G7 C C

[Verse 1]

C C C C

Well they call me Hanging Johnny

F F C C

Ee-ay, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

Well I never hanged nobody

C G7 C C

And it's hang, boys, hang

[Verse 2]

C C C C

Well first I hanged me mother

F F C C

Oh-ay, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

Me sister and me brother

C G7 C C

It's hang, boys, hang

[Verse 3]

C C C C

Well I'd hang to make things jolly

F F C C

Ee-ay, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

I'd hang all wrong and folly

C G7 C C

It's hang, boys, hang

[Verse 4]

F F C C

A rope, a beam, a ladder

G G C C

I'll hang you all together

F F C C

Well next I hanged me granny

G G G7 G7

I'd hang the wholly fam'ly

[Verse 5]

C C C C

Well they call me Hanging Johnny

F F C C

Ee-ay, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

And I never hanged nobody

C G7 C C

And it's hang, boys, hang

[Verse 6]

C C C C

Mh mh mhh mh mhh mh mhh mhh

F F C C

Mh-mh, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

Mh mhh mh mhh mh mh mhh

C G7 C C

And it's hang, boys, hang

[Verse 7]

C C C C

Mh mh mhh mh mhh mh mhh mhh

F F C C

Ee-ay, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

Mh mhh mh mhh mh mh mhh

C G7 C C

And it's hang, boys, hang

[Verse 8]

F F C C

Come hang, come all together

G G C C

Come hang for finer weather

F F C C

Hang on from the yardarm

G G G7 G7

Hang the sea and buy a big farm

[Verse 9]

C C C C

Oh they call me Hanging Johnny

F F C C

Ee-ay, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

Well I never hung nobody

C G7 C C

And it's hang, boys, hang

[Verse 10]

C C C C

Oh I'd hang the mates and skippers

F F C C

Ee-ay, he-y i-yo

F F C Am

I'd hang them by their flippers

C G7 C

And it's hang, boys, hang

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