The Hanging Tree - Marty Robbins
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I came to town
to search for
gold
And I brought
with me a memo
ry
And I seemed t
o hear the nig
ht wind cry
Go hang your d
reams on the h
anging tree
Your dreams of
love that cou
ld never be
Hang your fade
d dreams on th
e hanging tree
(the hanging t
ree)
[Verse 2]
I searched for
gold, and I f
ound my gold
And I found a
girl who loved
just me
and I wished t
hat I could lo
ve her, too
But I’d left m
y heart on the
hanging tree
I left my hear
t with a memor
y
And a faded dr
eam on the han
ging tree
(the hanging t
ree)
[Verse 3]
Now there were
men who crave
d my gold
And meant to t
ake my gold fr
om me
When a man is
gone, he needs
no gold
So, they carri
ed me to the h
anging tree
To join my dre
ams and a memo
ry
Yes, they carr
ied me to the
hanging tree
(the hanging t
ree)
[Verse 4]
To really live
you must almo
st die
And it happene
d just that wa
y with me
They took the
gold and set m
e free
And I walked a
way from the h
anging tree
I walked away
from the hangi
ng tree
And my own tru
e love, she wa
lked with me
[Chorus]
That's when I
knew that the
hanging tree
Was a tree of
life, new life
for me
A tree of hope
, new hope for
me
A tree of love
, new love for
me
The hanging tree
The hanging tr
ee
The hanging tr
ee