Tom T. Hall – Hang Them All (Guitar)

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Track 8 of 11 on the album "I Witness Life" (1970) [Intro] G D7 G [Verse 1]
          G           C          G
There's a murderer in your town, mister

           G       C           G
There were seven unsolved last year

          G           C          G
There's a murderer in your town, mister

D7                          G
How long has he been living here?
E [Chorus]
        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

        E         A               E
If they hang 'em all, they cannot miss

        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

       B7                          E
Been a lot of problems solved like this
G [Verse 2]
          G        C          G
There's a thief in your town, mister

     G           C        G
This morning, my milk was gone

          G        C          G
There's a thief in your town, mister

D7                           G
How long has this been going on?
E [Chorus]
        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

        E         A               E
If they hang 'em all, they cannot miss

        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

       B7                          E
Been a lot of problems solved like this
G [Verse 3]
          G          C          G
There's a cheater in your town, mister

G             C            G
Last night, I saw him in a bar

          G          C          G
There's a cheater in your town, mister

   D7                          G
Is that the kind of people you are?
E [Chorus]
        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

        E         A               E
If they hang 'em all, they cannot miss

        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

       B7                          E
Been a lot of problems solved like this
G [Verse 4]
          G            C          G
There's a hypocrite in your town, mister

G         C               G
I think I caught him in a lie

          G            C          G
There's a hypocrite in your town, mister

    D7                    G
Are you gonna let that go by?
E [Chorus]
        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

E               A               E
That's what you say we ought to do

        E         A                  E
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

      B7                              E
But remember, they're gonna hang you, too
G [Outro Chorus]
        G         C                  G
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

        G         C               G
If they hang 'em all, they cannot miss

        G         C                  G
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

       D7                         G
Been a lot of problem solved like this

        G         C                  G
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

        G         C               G
If they hang 'em all, they cannot miss

        G         C                  G
If they hang 'em all, they get the guilty

       D7                         G
Been a lot of problem solved like this