Intro:
Throughout history ...
There've been many songs written about the eternal triangle.
This next one tells the story of a Mr Grayson, a beautiful woman
and a condemned man named Tom Dooley ...
When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley ... must hang ...
Ref:
G D7
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry.
G
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're bound to die.
1.
G D7
I met her on the mountain, there I took her life.
G
Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife.
Ref:
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, …
2.
This time tomorrow morning, reckon where I'll be.
Hadn't a-been for Grayson, I'd a-been in Tennessee.
Ref:
: Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, … :
3.
This time tomorrow morning, reckon where I'll be.
Down in some lonesome valley, hangin' from a white oak tree.
Ref:
: Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, … :
D7 G
+ 3x ... Poor boy, you're bound to die … (Fade out)
Tisk: