Songbook/Tom Dooley

Guitar/Chord changes C-Am Tom Dooley Folk song from North Carolina (19th century) Trad. various text sources Mjchael The song is based on the murder of Laura Foster from North Carolina in 1866. Thomas C. Dula maintained his innocence until his execution. The Kingston Trio sold over 3,000,000 singles with this title in 1958. 125px 125px 125px125px check the HTML error <poem> 1 GHang down your head, Tom Dooley. - Hang down your(Am)head andDcry Killed(Am)poor LauraDFoster. - You know you're(D7)bound toGdie 2 GYou took her on the hillside, - as God al-AmmightyDknows YouAmtook her on theDhillside - and there youD7hid herGclothes 3 GYou took her by the roadside - where youAmbegged to be ex-Dcused YouAmtook her by theDroadside - where there youD7hid herGshoes 4 GYou took her on the hillside - to makeAmher yourDwife YouAmtook her on theDhillside - where there youD7took herGlife 5 GTake down my old violin - and play itAmas youDplease AtAmthis time to-Dmorrow, - it'll be noD7use toGme 6 GI dug a grave four foot long, - I dug itAmthree feetDdeep AndAmthrowed the cold clayDo'er her - and tramped itD7with myGfeet 7 GThis world and one more then where do youAmreckon I'dDbe IfAmit hadn't been forDGrayson, - I'd a-D7been in Tennes-Gsee Am and D7 can be omitted if necessary. Weblinks Tom Dooley (Song) Tom+Dooley Tom Dooley Tom Dooley Lagerfeuerdiplom Folkdiplom American-Folk Folk-Songs Kinderlied Lieder auf Englisch