They're Hanging Me Tonight
Marty RobbinsVersion1
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When I hear the rain a comin' down
it makes me sad and blue
Was on a rainy night like this
that Flo said we were through.
I told her how I loved her,
and I begged her not to go
But another man had changed her mind
so I said goodbye to Flo.
Alone within my cell tonight
my heart is filled with fear
The only sound within the room
is the falling of each tear.
I think about the thing I've done,
I know it wasn't right
They'll bury Flo tomorrow, but they're hanging me tonight,
They're hanging me tonight!
That night he came and took my Flo and headed in to town
I knew I had to find this man and try to gun him down
As I walked by a dim cafe and I looked through the door
I saw my Flo with her new love and I couldn't stand no more,
I couldn't stand no more.
I took my pistol from my hip and with a trembling hand
I took the life of pretty Flo and that good for nothin' man
That good for nothin' man!
I think about the thing I've done I know it wasn't right
They'll bury Flo tomorrow, but they're hanging me tonight,
They're hanging me tonight.
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Readable chord sheet for They're Hanging Me Tonight by Marty Robbins
[F] [Dm] [Bb] [F] [F]When I hear the rain a [Dm]comin' down [F]it makes me sad and blu[Dm]e [F]Was on a rainy night like [Dm]this [Bb]that Flo said we were thro[F]ugh. [F]I told her how I lov[Dm]ed her, [F]and I begged her not [Dm]to go [F]But another man had changed [Dm]her mind [Bb]so I said goodbye to [F]Flo. [F]Alone within my cell t[Dm]onight [F]my heart is filled with[Dm] fear [F]The only sound within th[Dm]e room [Bb]is the falling of each t[F]ear. [F]I think about the thing I'v[Dm]e done, [F]I know it wasn't righ[Dm]t [F]They'll bury Flo tomor[Dm]row, [Bb]but they're hanging me tonig[F]ht, [Bb]They're hanging me toni[F]ght! That night he came and took my Flo and headed in to town I knew I had to find this man and try to gun him down As I walked by a dim cafe and I looked through the door I saw my Flo with her new love and I couldn't stand no more, I couldn't stand no more. I took my pistol from my hip and with a trembling hand I took the life of pretty Flo and that good for nothin' man That good for nothin' man! I think about the thing I've done I know it wasn't right They'll bury Flo tomorrow, but they're hanging me tonight, They're hanging me tonight.