Kingston Trio

Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley guitar tab

Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio

Tabbed by Adam Bishop

E - 022100

F#m - 244222

Intro - guitar 1 (actually it's a banjo) (x2)

E|---------------0--4--4---------------0--2-----------------0--2--2----2--2--

B|--0--0---0--2-----------0--0---0--2----------0--0---0--2-------------------

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Guitar 2 enters **Lyrics begin

E|--2--0-----0--

B|--------2-----

G|--------------

D|--------------

A|--------------

E|--------------

Intro - guitar 2 (x2)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--

G|--------1-----------1-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------2-----

D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------4-----------4-----------

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--

G|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----

D|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Don't play this bar second time)

E|--------------------------------------------------

B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

G|--------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----

D|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------

A|--------------------------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------------------

That part probably isn't right, but it's hard to hear.

Since I only have my one guitar, and I can't sing, I like to play this

a little differently. I mix both parts together as best I can, first

of all. For the chords, I only play the top four strings for the

quieter parts. I also add an extra G# on the high E string, at the end

of each first line.

"Throughout history, there have been many songs written about the eternal

triangle. This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, a beautiful

woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow,

Tom Dooley must hang."

E

Hang down your head Tom Dooley

F#m

Hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head Tom Dooley

E

Poor boy you're bound to die

I met her on the mountain

There I took her life

Met her on the mountain

Stabbed her with my knife

Chorus

This time tomorrow

Reckon where I'll be

Hadn't have been for Grayson

I'd have been in Tennessee

Chorus (x2)

This time tomorrow

Reckon where I'll be

Down in some lonesome valley

Hanging from a white oak tree

Chorus (x2)

F#m E

Poor boy you're bound to die

F#m E

Poor boy you're bound to die

F#m E

Poor boy you're bound to die

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