THE HANGMAN
(Hal David-Burt Bacharach)
Recorded by John Ashley

Verse
        Dm            Am               Bb       C
The star on my chest tells me I can¼t rest
Bb                  C
Till I find my man.
       Dm               Am         Bb                C
The trails getting hot and I think I¼m not
Bb                    C      Eb   C
Far behind my man.
                  Gm                                    Dm
But there¼s one thing that I¼m certain of

Chorus
      Gm                                        Dm
If I find my man I¼ll lose my love
     Bb        Gm
Oh no, Oh no.
       Eb                       Bb     Dm    Gm
She couldn¼t give her heart to the hangman
          Bb                              F
And a hangman wants to be loved
        Ebmaj7
Like any other man.
         Bb                              F
Yes a hangman needs to be loved
        Ebmaj7             D            Gm
Like any other man, any other man

He¼s wanted and yet she would help him get
Safely out of town.
She tells me that he couldn¼t kill and she¼ll
Never let him down.
And as sure as there¼s a sun above

(chorus)

My duty is clear,  if we meet I fear
He cannot go free.
When fate turns the wheel if I¼m lucky he¼ll
Get away from me
There is nothin else I¼m thinkin¼ of  (chorus)