Tom Dooley Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Tom Dooley chords and guitar lesson. This is a really great song because it only requires two chords which makes it really nice for beginner players.
If you look at the chords below the diagram shows A7 with fingers 1 and 3 BUT, if it's comfortable for you, you could play it with fingers 1 and 2 to make the transition into your D chord easier.
The choice is yours. Let check out the lesson below.
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Tom Dooley Guitar Chords:
Tom Dooley Strumming Patterns:
Strumming 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DU DU DU DU
Strumming 2:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DU DU DU
Tom Dooley Guitar Lesson:
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Tom Dooley Chord Chart:
REFRAIN:
D D
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
D A7
Hang down your head and cry,
A7 A7
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
VERSE:
D D
I met her on the mountain,
D A7
and there I took her life,
A7 A7
Met her on the mountain,
A7 D
stabbed her with my knife,
REFRAIN:
D D
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
D A7
Hang down your head and cry,
A7 A7
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
VERSE:
D D
This time tomorrow,
D A7
reckon' where I'd be,
A7 A7
Hadn't been for Grayson,
A7 D
I'd been in Tennessee,
REFRAIN:
D D
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
D A7
Hang down your head and cry,
A7 A7
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
D D
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
D A7
Hang down your head and cry,
A7 A7
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
VERSE:
D D
This time tomorrow,
D A7
reckon' where I'll be,
A7 A7
Down in some lonesome valley,
A7 D
hangin' from a white oak tree,
REFRAIN:
D D
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
D A7
Hang down your head and cry,
A7 A7
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
D D
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
D A7
Hang down your head and cry,
A7 A7
Hang down your head Tom Dooley,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
A7 D
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
A7 D (strum & hold)
Poor boy, you're bound to die,
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