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X:1
T:Tom Dooley (1)
M:4/4
L:1/4
R:blues
P:AB
K:G
P:A
D D E G | B B2 B | D D E G | A4 | D D E G | A A3 | A/2A/2A/2A/2 G E | G3 z |]
P:B (Chorus)
D D/2D/2 E G | B2 B2 | D D/2D/2 E G | A4 | D D/2D/2 E G | A2 A2 |
A/2 A B/2 G E | G3 z |]
W:
W:Met her on the mountain. I swore she'd be my wife,
W:But the gal refused me. So, I stabbed her with my knife.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:This time come tomorrow, I reckon where I'll be.
W:In some lonesome valley, hangin' from a white oak tree.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:Chorus:
W:Hang down your head, Tom Dooley.
W:Hang down your head and cry.
W:Hang down your head, Tom Dooley.
W:Poor boy, you're going to die.

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