Neil Young – Gallows Pole (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Tabbed by: Neno
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.
Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while Eb *Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm I think I see my papa comin', ridin' a many a mile. Cm Ooohhh... Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Papa did you bring me silver? Papa did you bring me gold? Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm Did you come to see me hangin' by that gallows pole?
Cm
Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Didn't bring no silver, didn't bring no gold Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm I came to see you hang, boy, by the gallows pole Cm Aaahhh... Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm I think I see my mama comin', she's ridin' a many a mile. Cm Ooohhh... Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Mama did you bring me silver? Mama did you bring me gold? Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm Did you come to see me hangin' by that gallows pole?
Cm
Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Didn't bring you any silver, couldn't bring you any gold Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm I came to see you hang, child, by the gallows pole Cm Aaahhh... Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Hangman, hangman, slack your rope, slack it for a while Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm I think I see my sweetheart, she's ridin' a many a mile Cm Ooohhh... Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 Honey did you bring me silver? Honey did you bring me gold? Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm Did you come to see me hangin' by the gallows pole? Gm Eb D Gm Gm Eb D7 I brought you a little silver, I brought you a little gold Eb Ebdim7 Gm Cm (Bb-A) Gm Didn't come to see you hangin' by that gallows pole Cm Aaahhh...
Repeat last 2 lines.