The Hanging Tree

Fixed length 8

[Leg string P up, Leg string down]

[Strings bass drone]

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where they strung up a man
They say who murdered three.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.  

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Dead man called out
For his love to flee.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.

Vocal harmonies:

BV1: G Ab G F / G Ab F G / Eb D C D / C Bb A / C Eb D Eb

BV2: Eb F Eb D / Eb F D Eb / G Ab / G F / G Ab F G

Cm / Fm / Cm / G

C / Fm / Bb / C

Cm / Ab / Cm / F

Cm / Fm / Bb / C

[Live string chords]

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run,
So we'd both be free.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.

[Strings chords]

    Cm       Fm
Are you, are you
Cm             G
Coming to the tree
       Cm            Fm
Wear a necklace of hope,
 Bb          Cm
Side by side with me.
Cm                 Ab
Strange things did happen here
      Cm              F
No stranger would it be
      Cm     Fm
If we met at midnight
Gm            Cm
In the hanging tree.

[Harp]
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run
So we'd both be free.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree. 

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
they say who murdered three.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.

[Harmonies and vox]  

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Dead man called out
For his love to flee.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree.