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Doc Watson - Tom Dooley (Chord)
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 	  	  	  	 Tom Dooley         (Doc Watson version)

**(Chorus)**
   G 	  	       C 	  C 	  	    G
 * Hang your head, Tom Dooley, 	 Hang your head and cry;
   D 	  	  	  G               C                  G
 * You killed poor Laurie Foster,   And you know you're bound to die.


G                   C            C                  G
You left her by the roadside 	 Where you begged to be excused;
D                    G                   C              G 	  	  	 
You left her by the roadside, 	 Then you hid her clothes and shoes. 	 

  *(Chorus)*
G 	  	     C 	  C 	  	      G
You took her on the hillside 	 For to make her your wife;
D 	  	     G 	     C 	        G
You took her on the hillside, 	 And there you took her life.
G 	  	    C 	  	  C 	  	  	   G
You dug the grave four feet long 	 And you dug it three feet deep;
D 	  	  	  G 	  	     C 	  	  G
You rolled the cold clay over her 	 And tromped it with your feet.

  *(Chorus)*
G 	  	      C 	  	 C 	  	 G
"Trouble, oh it's trouble 	 A-rollin' through my breast;
D 	  	   G 	  	       C 	  	   G
As long as I'm a-livin', boys, 	 They ain't a-gonna let me rest.
G 	  	      C 	  C 	  	  G
I know they're gonna hang me, 	 Tomorrow I'll be dead,
D 	  	  	 G 	       C 	           G
Though I never even harmed a hair  On poor little Laurie's head." 	 

  *(Chorus)*
G 	  	         C 	 C 	                G
"In this world and one more 	 Then reckon where I'll be;
D 	  	  	    G       C 	   G
If is wasn't for Sheriff Grayson,  I'd be in Tennesee.
G 	  	  	   C 	  	 C 	            G
You can take down my old violin 	 And play it all you please.
D 	  	    G 	      C 	      G
For at this time tomorrow, boys, It'll be of no use to me."

  *(Chorus)*
G 	  	     C 	  	 C 	  	  	   G
"At this time to-morrow 	  	 Where do you reckon I'll be?
D 	  	  	 G 	    C 	  	  G
Away down yonder in the holler 	 Hangin' on a white oak tree. 	  	 

  *(Chorus)*


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