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Tuning: E A D G B E
Couple notes on how he plays it live/fingerstyle: Some performances he plays a C instead of the C/G. When plaing the C he also often replaces the F with an Fmaj7 (xx3210) -sometimes just the chorus. Totally depends on the sound you want (more or fewer low bass notes.) He plays it with capo on the 4th fret sometimes as well. [Intro] C/G [Verse 1]
C/GLouis Collins took a trip out west And when he returned little FDelia'd gone to rest The C/Gangels Glaid her C/Gaway C/GLouis said to Delia, "That's the sad thing of life There's people always leaving just as Fother folks arrive" The C/Gangels Glaid her C/Gaway And when the pC/Geople heard that Delia was dead And all of them gentlemen they Fdressed in red The C/Gangels Glaid her C/Gaway
[Chorus]
The C/Gangels Flaid her C/Gaway C/GLaid her six feet unFder the clay The C/Gangels Glaid her C/Gaway
[Verse 2]
C/GWell Louis went downtown for a new suit of clothes Gonna dress up for Delia like a Ffine red rose The C/Gangels Glaid him C/Gaway C/GHe bought a ten gallon Stetson, and it was ox-blood red Then Stackalee shot Louis in the Fback of the head The C/Gangels Glaid him C/Gaway C/GStackalee said to Louis "Oh now, don't you grieve I'm sending you to Delia you won't Fever have to leave” The C/Gangels Glaid him C/Gaway
[Chorus]
The C/Gangels Flaid him C/Gaway C/GLaid him six feet unFder the clay The C/Gangels Glaid him C/Gaway
[Instrumental] C/G F C/G G C/G [Verse 3]
C/GWell the judge was a mean one, his name was "Hangin' Billy Lyons" He said, "You've always been a bad man, Stack, you're gonna Fhang this time And the C/Gangels Glay you aC/Gway" C/GAnd the jailer said to Stackalee, "What's the problem with you?" "Oh, jailer, Louis Collins' ghost brought FDelia's with him too" The aC/Gngels lGaid him aC/Gway
[Chorus]
The C/Gangels Flaid him C/Gaway C/GLaid him six feet unFder the clay The C/Gangels Glaid him C/Gaway
[Interlude] C/G F C/G G C/G C/G F C/G G C/G C/G [Verse 4]
C/GThey buried little Delia in the churchyard deep Louis Collins at her head, StackaFlee at her feet The C/Gangels Glaid themC/G away C/GOut of Delia's bed came briars, out of Louis' bed a rose Out of Stackalee's came Stackalee's cold Flonely little ghost The C/Gangels Glaid themC/G away C/GAnd I'm looking out on rooftops, and I'm hoping it ain't true That the same god who looked out for them looks Fout for me and you The C/Gangels Glaid themC/G away
[Outro]
The C/Gangels Glaid them C/Gaway The C/Gangels Glaid them aFway C/G G C/G Fmaj7 C/G