Intro:
Am  C  F  G  Am
Am  C  G  Em  G  Am


Am
Are you, are you
C
Coming to the tree
             F                         G      Am
Where they strung up a man they say murdered three.
Am                   C
Strange things did happen here
      G
No stranger would it be
      Em                           G     Am
If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.


Am
Are you, are you
C
Coming to the tree
            F                          G       Am
Where the dead man called out for his love to flee.
Am                   C
Strange things did happen here
      G
No stranger would it be
      Em                           G     Am
If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.


Am
Are you, are you
C
Coming to the tree
         F                        G       Am
Where I told you to run, so we'd both be free.
Am                   C
Strange things did happen here
      G
No stranger would it be
      Em                           G     Am
If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.


Bridge (same as intro):
Am  C  F  G  Am
Am  C  G  Em  G  Am


Am
Are you, are you
C
Coming to the tree
       F                        G       Am
Wear a necklace of rope, side by side with me.
Am                 C
Strange things did happen here
     G
No stranger would it be
     Em                          G    Am
If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.