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Tom Dooley
Traditional
GHand me down my banjo,  I'll pick it on my D7knee.
D7This time tomorrow night it'll be no use to Gme.
GI met her on the mountain, I swore she'd be my D7wife,
D7I met her on the mountain, and I stabbed her with my Gknife.
Chorus:
GHang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and D7cry,
D7Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're bound to Gdie.
GThis time tomorrow, reckon where I'll D7be,
D7Down in some lonesome valley hangin' from a white-oak Gtree.
GI had my trial at Wilksboro', and what'd you reckon they D7done?
D7They bound me over to Statesville and that's where I'll be Ghung.
Chorus
GThe limb bein' oak, boys, the rope bein' D7strong,
D7Bow down your head, Tom Dooley, you know you're gonna be Ghung.
GMammy, O Mammy, don't you weep or D7cry,
D7I've killed poor Laurie Foster and you know I'm bound to Gdie.
Chorus
GPappy, O Pappy, what shall I D7do?
D7I lost all my money and kille poor Laurie, Gtoo.
GO what my Mammy told me, is about to come to D7pass,
D7Red whisky and pretty women, would be my ruin at Glast.
Chorus

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Tom Dooley

by Misc Traditional

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Tom Dooley

Traditional

G D7

Hand me down my banjo, I'll pick it on my knee.

D7 G

This time tomorrow night it'll be no use to me.

G D7

I met her on the mountain, I swore she'd be my wife,

D7 G

I met her on the mountain, and I stabbed her with my knife.

Chorus:

G D7

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry,

D7 G

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're bound to die.

G D7

This time tomorrow, reckon where I'll be,

D7 G

Down in some lonesome valley hangin' from a white-oak tree.

G D7

I had my trial at Wilksboro', and what'd you reckon they done?

D7 G

They bound me over to Statesville and that's where I'll be hung.

Chorus

G D7

The limb bein' oak, boys, the rope bein' strong,

D7 G

Bow down your head, Tom Dooley, you know you're gonna be hung.

G D7

Mammy, O Mammy, don't you weep or cry,

D7 G

I've killed poor Laurie Foster and you know I'm bound to die.

Chorus

G D7

Pappy, O Pappy, what shall I do?

D7 G

I lost all my money and kille poor Laurie, too.

G D7

O what my Mammy told me, is about to come to pass,

D7 G

Red whisky and pretty women, would be my ruin at last.

Chorus

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