The Kingston Trio – Tom Dooley (Ukulele)

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[Refrain]
E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,

                        F#m
hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die
[Verse]
  E
I met her on the mountain,

                 F#m
there I took her life
Met her on the mountain,
                    E
stabbed her with my knife
[Refrain]
E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,

                        F#m
hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die
[Verse]
E
This time tomorrow,

                  F#m
reckon where I'll be
Hadn't a-been for Grayson,
                    E
I'd a-been in Tennessee
[Refrain] (x2)
E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,

                        F#m
hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die
[Verse]
E
This time tomorrow,

                  F#m
reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley,
                         E
hangin' from a white oak tree
[Refrain] (x2)
E
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,

                        F#m
hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley,
                          E
poor boy, you're bound to die
[Outro]
F#m                       E
Poor boy, you're bound to die

F#m                       E
Poor boy, you're bound to die

F#m                       E
Poor boy, you're bound to die...