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Tom Dooley

Traditional

Key of G:
G	-	-	D7
-	-	-	G
-	-	-	D7
-	-	-	G  (repeat key of G)
Key of C:
C	-	-	G7
-	-	-	C
-	-	-	G7
-	-	-	C  (repeat key of C)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Key of G:

Met her on the mountain, I swore she'd be my wife,

But the gal refused me, So I stabbed her with my knife.

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, Hang down your head and cry,

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, Poor boy, you're bound to die.

 

Key of C:

This time come tomorrow, I reckon where I'll be,

In some lonesome valley, Hangin' from a white oak tree.

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, Hang down your head and cry,

Hand down your head, Tom Dooley, Poor boy, you're bound to die.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Listen to the Kingston Trio perform "Tom Dooley" (mp3)

 

Listen to Jan and Kjeld perform "Tom Dooley" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

Click here for plectrum banjo notation

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com