Am
Meet me by the riverside
F
Dm
Gonna watch the hanging of an honest man
Am
They say he ain’t the guilty one
F
Dm
They will not be pleased before they see him hang
Am
As he cries out
F
As he cries out
Dm
No one makes a sound
Am
As he cries out
F
He cries out
Dm
Where’s your spirit now?
F
Drown me in the river
G
String me from the tree
Dm
Am
Won’t you free the slave in me?
F
G
Am
Oh, oh
Am
Leave me when the time is near
F
Dm
This is not the way you should remember me
Am
Have you nothing else to say?
F
Forgive them, father
Dm
For they know not what they do
Am
As he cries out
F
As he cries out
Dm
No one makes a sound
Am
As he cries out
F
He cries out
Dm
Where is your savior now?
F
Throw me in the ocean
G
Cast me in the sea
Dm
Am
Won’t you free the slave in me?
Am
Don’t you know, don’t you know?
Dm
C
E7~B
Am
Whoa, they’re gonna come for you
Dm
C
E7~B
Am
Oh, they’re Gonna come for you
Dm
C
E7~B
Am
Until you bleed, oh
Dm
C
E7~B
Am
Until you bleed, oh
F
Dark days are coming
G
Am
Dark days so you should take shelter
D
You should take shelter
F
Dark days are coming
G
Dm
Dark days are here
Am
Is your conscience clear?
F
Have you seen the brave man
G
Hanging from a tree?
Dm
Say, who will be the first to see?
G
D
C
Dm
E7~B
F
Am
