Tom Dooley (With Bending)
by Kingston Trio
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Key:
- C
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Posted by:
- Troy121101
b = Bending notes
(Chorus)(Repeat Tabs Throughout the song and enjoy)
6 6 6 -6 7 8 8
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
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hang down your head and cry,
6 6 6 -6 7 -8 -8
hang down your head Tom Dooley,
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poor boy you're bound to die.
(Verse I)6 6 6 -6 7 8 8
I met her on the mountain,
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and there I took her life,
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I met her on the mountain,
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and stabbed her with my Knife.(Chorus)
(Verse II)
This time tomorrow
I reckon where I be
Hadn't a been for Grayson
Id'a been in Tennessee
(Chorus)
(Verse III)
This time tomorrow
I reckon where I be
Down in some lonesome valley
Swingin' from a wide oak tree
(Chorus X2)
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Poor boy you're bound to die
-8 -8 8 7 -6 7 (carry out)
Poor boy you're bound to (pause) Die (carry out)