Willie Watson – Gallows Pole Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Willie Watson – Gallows Pole Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

ChordsDsus2CG/BBbFG

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This is the ukulele chord progression of Gallows Pole by Willie Watson on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Dsus2 | Dsus2 |
Dsus2 | C G/B | Dsus2 | C G/B | Dsus2 | C G/B | Bb | F G | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |

[Verse]
F                   Dsus2               F                             Dsus2
Wait a little while hangman, wait a little while and see
F               F                             C               G/B               Dsus2
I think I see my father coming, way across the sea
F               Dsus2                             F                             Dsus2
Father, did you bring me silver, Father, did you bring some gold?
F               F               C                             G/B                             Dsus2
What did you bring me dear Father, to keep me from the gallows pole?
Dsus2 | C G/B | Bb | F G | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |

F               Dsus2               F               Dsus2
I didn’t bring no silver, I didn’t bring no gold.
F               F               C               G/B               Dsus2
I come to see you hanging – from the gallows pole.
Dsus2 | C G/B | Bb | F G | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |

[Verse]
F                             Dsus2               F                             Dsus2
Oh wait a little while hangman, wait a little while and see
F               F               C               G/B                             Dsus2
I think I see my mother coming, way across the sea
F                             Dsus2                             F                             Dsus2
So, Mother, did you bring me silver, Mother, did you bring some gold?
F               F               C               G/B               Dsus2               Dsus2
Did you come to see me hanging – from the gallows pole?
F               Dsus2               F                             Dsus2
Ah, I didn’t bring no silver, I didn’t bring you gold.
F               F               C               G/B               Dsus2
I come to see you swingin’ – from the gallows pole.

[Chorus]
G Dsus2
Yeah
G Dsus2
You’re swingin’
G Dsus2
Yeah
C G/B Dsus2
From the gallows pole.
G Dsus2
Yeah!
G Dsus2
You’re swingin’!
G Dsus2
Yeah
C G/B Dsus2
From the gallows pole!

Dsus2 | Dsus2 |
Dsus2 | C G/B | Dsus2 | C G/B | Dsus2 | C G/B | Bb | F G | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |

[Verse]
F               Dsus2               F               Dsus2
Slack up your rope, hangman, slack up it for a while.
F               F               C               G/B               Dsus2
I think I see my own true lover, riding many mile.
F                             Dsus2                             F               Dsus2
So, lover did you bring me silver, Lover, did you bring some gold?
F               F               C               G/B               Dsus2
Did you come to see me hanging – from the gallows pole?
F               Dsus2               F                             Dsus2
Oh, yes I brought your silver, I brought a little gold.
F               F                             C                             G/B               Dsus2
I brought a little of everything, to keep you from the gallows pole.

[Chorus]
G Dsus2
Yeah
G Dsus2
I brought it
G Dsus2
Yeah
C G/B Dsus2
To keep you from the gallows pole.
G Dsus2
Yeah!
G Dsus2
I brought it!
G Dsus2
Yeah!
C G/B Dsus2
To keep you from the gallows pole!

[Outro]
Dsus2 | C G/B | Dsus2 | C G/B | Dsus2 | C G/B | Bb | F G | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |

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How to play Gallows Pole: key, chords and progression

Gallows Pole by Willie Watson is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: Dsus2, C, G/B, Bb, F and G.

Listen for Dsus2 – C – G/B – Dsus2 (Vsus2 – IV – I – Vsus2 in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bsus2, A, E, G, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230)
Dsus2D E A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Gallows Pole chords: questions

What key is Gallows Pole in?

Gallows Pole by Willie Watson is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Gallows Pole?

Gallows Pole uses 6 chords: Dsus2, C, G/B, Bb, F, G.

What is the chord progression of Gallows Pole?

The main progression is Dsus2 – C – G/B – Dsus2 (Vsus2 – IV – I – Vsus2).

Is Gallows Pole easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bsus2, A, E, G, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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