In article , snowdond@cs.man.ac.uk (Dave Snowdon) writes:
|> Any help at all with this would be appreciated. I think its played using a
|> non-standard tuning but not sure - can anyone confirm that it not in
|> stndard tuning?

i play it in a standard tuning.... one of my favorites...



		Gallows Pole

		Trad. Arr. J. Page& R. Plant

	riff :

	e --------------
	B --2-0-2---1-3-
	G --2-0-2---0-0-
	D --2-2-2---2-4-
	A --------------
	E --------------

	riff
	Hangman, Hangman, hold it a little while
	I think I see my friends a commin

	G       D    riff
	ridin a many mile

	Friends you get a little silver, get a little gold
	what did you bring me, my dear friends

	   G                D       riff
	to keep me from the gallows pole

	what did you bring me

	   G                D       riff
	to keep me from the gallows pole

	I couldn't get no silver
	couldn't get no gold
	you know the way they took that ball

	   G                D       riff
	to keep you from the gallows pole

	A     D G D       A         D      G
	Hangman, Hangman, hold it a little while
	A         D      G
	I think I see my brother commin

	G       D    G A  G A  G A  G A
	ridin a many mile


	Brother you get a little silver, get a little gold
	what did you bring me, my brother

	   G                D       G A  G A
	to keep me from the gallows pole


	brother I brought you some silver
	I brought a little gold
	Brought a little of everything

	   G                D        G A  G A
	to keep you from the gallows pole

	     C       D
	Ya I brought you

	   G                D        G A  G A
	to keep you from the gallows pole



	A     D G D       A         D      G
	Hangman, Hangman, turn your head a while
	A         D      G
	I think I see my sister commin

	G       D    G A  G A  G A  G A
	ridin a many mile mile  mile mile


	Sister I emplore you take him by the hand
	take him to some shady pass and

	G              D           A  G A  G A  G A
	sit him on the rock of his man
	please take him

	G              D       A  G A  G A  G A
	sit him on the rock of main man man

	A     D G D       A         D      G
	Hangman, Hangman, on your face a smile
	A       D        G
	tell me that I'm free to ride
	G        D    G A  G A  G A  G A
	ride for many mile

	uh you've got a fine sister
	she want my blood to boil
	she want my blood to boil in her
	G                    D       G A  G A  G A  G A
	to keep you from the gallows pole

	Your brother brought me silver
	and your sister want my sole
	for now I laugh oh so hard
	G                    D       G A  G A  G A  G A
	she's swinging on my gallows pole

	for now I laugh oh so hard
	G                    D       G A  G A  G A  G A
	she's swinging on my gallows pole

	swinging on my gallows pole

	swinging on my gallows pole

	swinging on my gallows pole



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