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This is the basic melody of the song that can be played all the
way through with embellishment, or as an instrumental break:
e|F-----------------------------C------------------------------F--|
B|-------------1-1----1-1--------------------1-1----1-1--------|
G|-----------2------2------3-2-0-----------0------0------------|
D|-----3-3-3-------------------------2-2-2---------------0-2-3-|
D|---3-----------------------------3---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
FCome all you tender Christians
Wherever you may Cbe
And likewise pay attention
To these few lines from mFe.
I was down at the depot
To make my getawaCy
And Providence being against me,
It proved to be too lateF.
[Verse 2]
FI tried to play off insane
But found it would not dCo;
The people all against me,
It proved to make no showF.
Judge Cox he passed the sentence,
The clerk he wrote it dowCn,
On the thirtieth day of June
To die I was condFemned.
[Verse 3]
FMy name is Charles Guiteau,
My name I'll never denCy,
To leave my aged parents
To sorrow and to dFie.
But little did I think
While in my youthful bCloom
I'd be carried to the scaffold
To meet my fatal Fdoom.
[Verse 4]
FMy sister came in prison
To bid her last fareCwell.
She threw her arms around me;
She wept most bitteFrly.
She said, "My loving brother,
Today you must dCie
For the murder of James A. Garfield
Upon the scaffold Fhigh."
[Verse 5]
FAnd now I mount the scaffold
To bid you all adCieu,
The hangman now is waiting,
It's a quarter after tFwo.
The black cap is o'er my face,
No longer can I sCee,
But when I'm dead and buried,
Dear Lord, remember mFe.

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Charles Guiteau

by Kelly Harrell

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Chords in this song · guitar

This is the basic melody of the song that can be played all the

way through with embellishment, or as an instrumental break:

F C F

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------1-1----1-1--------------------1-1----1-1--------|

G|-----------2------2------3-2-0-----------0------0------------|

D|-----3-3-3-------------------------2-2-2---------------0-2-3-|

D|---3-----------------------------3---------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Come all you tender Christians

Wherever you may be

And likewise pay attention

To these few lines from me.

I was down at the depot

To make my getaway

And Providence being against me,

It proved to be too late.

[Verse 2]

I tried to play off insane

But found it would not do;

The people all against me,

It proved to make no show.

Judge Cox he passed the sentence,

The clerk he wrote it down,

On the thirtieth day of June

To die I was condemned.

[Verse 3]

My name is Charles Guiteau,

My name I'll never deny,

To leave my aged parents

To sorrow and to die.

But little did I think

While in my youthful bloom

I'd be carried to the scaffold

To meet my fatal doom.

[Verse 4]

My sister came in prison

To bid her last farewell.

She threw her arms around me;

She wept most bitterly.

She said, "My loving brother,

Today you must die

For the murder of James A. Garfield

Upon the scaffold high."

[Verse 5]

And now I mount the scaffold

To bid you all adieu,

The hangman now is waiting,

It's a quarter after two.

The black cap is o'er my face,

No longer can I see,

But when I'm dead and buried,

Dear Lord, remember me.

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