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Legend of Hangman's Hill

from Near the Middle of Nowhere by Jake Gray

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Because we needed a new Halloween song.

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Verse
C♯m
Old man Johnson had a farm
Abm
up there on Hangman’s Hill.
F♯m
Folks don’t know what happened back then
C♯m
And probably never will

I just know I saw a light
On the porch last Halloween
My brain said I should drive on by
But I my heart just had to see

The pale moonlight was casting shadows
As I walked upon the steps
My heart was pounding in my chest
And my head filled with regrets

I turned the knob and stepped inside
and could not have foreseen
What I saw is forever etched
As I looked upon that scene

Chorus
A
Don’t you go to Hangman’s Hill
B7
Especially on Halloween
A
You might not ever be seen again
C♯m
And we’ll only hear your scream

But that Autumn night I had to go
Something called to me
Something got up in my blood
It was the call of family
(now I’m with my family) (last time only)

Verse
Old man Johnson was standing there
Or he wasn’t, it wasn’t clear
I could see right through him
And he could sense my fear

His voice was raspy as he spoke
But for ghost it seemed sincere
“I always knew one day you’d come
I’ve been waitin’ here every year”

Bridge
F♯m
It was like looking in the mirror
A
As he reached his arms for me
E
And I felt the cold touch of his hand
C#m
And I never could break free

Chorus x2

Outro
C#m Abm F♯m
Ooo… Oo-Oo… Oo-Oo…. O…Ooooo… x4

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from Near the Middle of Nowhere, released October 11, 2020

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Jake Gray Knoxville, Tennessee

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist.

Telling stories via song. I use a variety of styles influenced by some of the great musical storytellers.

There is another "Jerry Gray" that apparently has had some success with big band music. I am not him so... My family calls me Jake. Now you can too. ... more

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