Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman by Fairport Convention, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman

by Fairport Convention

Biography:

Fairport Convention is often credited with being one of the first English folk rock bands. Formed in 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English folk tunes and songs.

Like their peers The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Jefferson Airplane they were blessed with several considerable individual talents and produced music that -at least initially- was eclectic, as well as exploratory.

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Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman

E Bm D A E
Won’t you rise for the hangman, his pleasure is that you should rise
Bm D E Bm A D E
He’s the judge and the jury at the jester’s assize
Bm D A E
Poor Will on the gallows tree never a cruel word did say
Bm D E Bm A D E
Oh that a young man should be treated this way

Chorus:
F#m F# Bm F#m A E
Run to me mother of anyone’s child and tell me the revelry planned
F#m F# Bm F#m A E
Judges and barristers, clerks at the law, his show is the best in the land
F#m A E F#m A E
Here’s a toast to the Jolly Hangman, he’ll hang you the best that he can
F#m A
Here’s a toast to the Jolly

Instrumental: Em D C Bm A G F#m G#m A F#m G#m A Bm

No purse for a champion, no true love come over the stile
The debt of a poor man, he’ll pay in awhile
Poor ladies, poor gentleman, born of a sorry degree
Will you laugh for the hangman when he comes for his fee?

Chorus

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