[Intro]
D
[Refrain]
 D                   G                 D 
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone 
           Bm         G               D 
Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone 
                   Bm 
I wouldn't mind the hangin' 
          D                    Bm 
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy 
      Bb       A       D 
I been all around this world
[Strophe]
 D                               G              D 
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas 
                      Bm            G           D 
I been all around Cape Girardeau, parts of Arkansas 
                  Bm 
I got so goddamned hungry 
          D             Bm 
I could hide behind a straw, poor boy 
     Bb      A       D 
I been all around this world
[Strophe]
 D                     G               D 
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand 
            Bm         G               D 
Went up on a mountain, there I made my stand 
            Bm 
A rifle on my shoulder 
      D            Bm 
And a dagger in my hand, poor boy 
     Bb        A        D 
I been all around this world
[Refrain]
    D                    G                 D 
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone 
            Bm           G              D 
Hang me, oh, hang me and I'll be dead and gone 
                  Bm 
I wouldn't mind the hangin' 
          D                   Bm 
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy 
    Bb       A        D 
I been all around this world
[Strophe]
 D                                   G            D 
Put the rope around my neck, they hung me up so high 
           Bm                  G            D 
Put the rope around my neck and hung me up so high 
               Bm 
The last words I heard 'em say 
          D              Bm 
Won't be long now 'fore ya die, poor boy 
      Bb    A           D 
I been all around this world
[Refrain]
    D                    G                 D 
So, hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be dead and gone 
            Bm           G              D 
Hang me, oh, hang me and I'll be dead and gone 
                  Bm 
I wouldn't mind the hangin' 
          D                   Bm 
But, the layin' in the grave so long, poor boy 
    Bb       A        D 
I been all around this world
[Outro]
Bb   A   D