The Hangin Tree Chords & Lyrics - The Band Of Heathens

[INTRO]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G]

[VERSE]
[G]Well, I can hear mamma singin' the hangin' t[C]ree
S[F]ound like someone singin' [C]harmony[G]
A[G]nd me and my brother we don't make a p[C]eep
We[F] go down slow to the h[C]angin' tre[G]e
H[G]angin' tree's down by the river's e[C]dge
[F]We come up stream and peek o[C]ver the l[G]edge
A[G]nd mamma's got a rope and a kitchen kni[C]fe
[F]And the harmony singer is the p[C]reacher's w[G]ife
M[G]amma put a bible in her right ha[C]nd
And [F]asked her if she been [C]seein' her m[G]an
W[G]ell, me and my brother don't hear no m[C]ore
Cause [F]right then the rain b[C]egan to p[G]our
I[G]t was an hour past dark when she came back h[C]ome
[F]And we never saw papa round h[C]ere no m[G]ore
M[G]amma took to sittin' by the hangin' tr[C]ee
B[F]ut there ain't no body si[C]ngin' harmo[G]ny

[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] (1x)

[VERSE]
T[G]he preacher's wife she don't leave his si[C]de
And [F]we ain't got papa to t[C]an no hi[G]de
M[G]y older brother he took his li[C]fe
And [F]I took to peepin' on the [C]preacher's wi[G]fe

[SOLO]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] (6x)

[VERSE]
[G]I left my mamma when I was si[C]xteen
[F]Strung up in the limbs of the h[C]angin' t[G]ree