Gallows Pole Lyrics

GALLOWS POLE - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
This is the overall harmony, he adds substitutions to these chords to give it a more
bluesy sound but this will give you a good starting point.
Ebdim7: x67x78 or xx1212
*The bracketed notes indicate a walking bass should you chose to add it. They ARE NOT
separate chords. You can also play (F-F#) as a walking bass instead of playing the D#dim7 chord.
Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while
I think I see my papa comin', ridin' a many a mile.
Ooohhh...
Papa did you bring me silver? Papa did you bring me gold?
Did you come to see me hangin' by that gallows pole?
Didn't bring no silver, didn't bring no gold
I came to see you hang, boy, by the gallows pole
Aaahhh...
Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while
I think I see my mama comin', she's ridin' a many a mile.
Ooohhh...
Mama did you bring me silver? Mama did you bring me gold?
Did you come to see me hangin' by that gallows pole?
Didn't bring you any silver, couldn't bring you any gold
I came to see you hang, child, by the gallows pole
Aaahhh...
Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while
I think I see my sweetheart, she's ridin' a many a mile
Ooohhh...
Honey did you bring me silver? Honey did you bring me gold?
Did you come to see me hangin' by the gallows pole?
I brought you a little silver, I brought you a little gold
Didn't come to see you hangin' by that gallows pole
Aaahhh...
Repeat last 2 lines.