The Lawson Family Murder Chords by Doc Watson
Tempo:
118.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Was on one Christmas [B] evening, the snow lay on [E] the ground.
Near [A] his home in North [E] Carolina, [B] in this murder he was found.
His name was Charlie Lawson, and he had a loving [E] wife.
[A] So we'll never know [E] what caused him [B] to take his [E] family's life.
They say he killed [B] his wife at first, and the little ones [E] did cry.
[Bm]
[A] Please Papa, won't [E] you spare our lives, [B] for it is so hard [E] to die.
[C#m]
But the raging man [B] could not be stopped, he would not heed [E] their call.
[A] Just kept on [E] firing fatal shots, [B] until he killed [E] them all.
[B]
[E] [B]
[A] [E]
[B] [G#m]
[B]
And when this sad, sad news was heard, it was an awful [E] surprise.
[A] He had killed six children [E]
and his wife, [B] and then he closed [E] their eyes.
And now farewell, [B] kind friends and home, I'll see [C#m] you all [E] no more.
[A] Until my breast [E] I'll fire one shot, [B] then my troubles will [E] be over.
They did not [B] carry him to jail, no lawyers did [E] he pay.
[A] But they'll have his trial [E] in another world, on the [B]
final [E] judgment day.
Near [A] his home in North [E] Carolina, [B] in this murder he was found.
His name was Charlie Lawson, and he had a loving [E] wife.
[A] So we'll never know [E] what caused him [B] to take his [E] family's life.
They say he killed [B] his wife at first, and the little ones [E] did cry.
[Bm]
[A] Please Papa, won't [E] you spare our lives, [B] for it is so hard [E] to die.
[C#m]
But the raging man [B] could not be stopped, he would not heed [E] their call.
[A] Just kept on [E] firing fatal shots, [B] until he killed [E] them all.
[B]
[E] [B]
[A] [E]
[B] [G#m]
[B]
And when this sad, sad news was heard, it was an awful [E] surprise.
[A] He had killed six children [E]
and his wife, [B] and then he closed [E] their eyes.
And now farewell, [B] kind friends and home, I'll see [C#m] you all [E] no more.
[A] Until my breast [E] I'll fire one shot, [B] then my troubles will [E] be over.
They did not [B] carry him to jail, no lawyers did [E] he pay.
[A] But they'll have his trial [E] in another world, on the [B]
final [E] judgment day.
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
Bm
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Was _ on one Christmas [B] evening, _ the snow lay on [E] the ground.
Near [A] his home in North [E] Carolina, _ _ [B] in this murder he was found. _
His name was Charlie Lawson, _ and he had a loving [E] wife.
[A] So we'll never know [E] what caused him [B] to take his _ [E] family's life. _
They say he killed [B] his wife at first, and the little ones [E] did cry.
[Bm]
[A] Please Papa, won't [E] you spare our lives, [B] for it is so hard [E] to die.
_ [C#m]
But the raging man [B] could not be stopped, he would not heed [E] their call.
[A] Just kept on [E] firing fatal shots, [B] until he killed [E] them all. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
And when this sad, sad news was heard, it was an awful _ [E] surprise. _
[A] He had killed six children [E]
and his wife, [B] and then he closed [E] their _ eyes.
And now farewell, [B] kind friends and home, I'll see [C#m] you all [E] no _ more.
[A] Until my breast [E] I'll fire one shot, [B] then my troubles will [E] be over.
They did not [B] carry him to jail, no lawyers did [E] he pay. _
[A] But they'll have his trial [E] in another world, on the [B]
final [E] judgment day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Was _ on one Christmas [B] evening, _ the snow lay on [E] the ground.
Near [A] his home in North [E] Carolina, _ _ [B] in this murder he was found. _
His name was Charlie Lawson, _ and he had a loving [E] wife.
[A] So we'll never know [E] what caused him [B] to take his _ [E] family's life. _
They say he killed [B] his wife at first, and the little ones [E] did cry.
[Bm]
[A] Please Papa, won't [E] you spare our lives, [B] for it is so hard [E] to die.
_ [C#m]
But the raging man [B] could not be stopped, he would not heed [E] their call.
[A] Just kept on [E] firing fatal shots, [B] until he killed [E] them all. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
And when this sad, sad news was heard, it was an awful _ [E] surprise. _
[A] He had killed six children [E]
and his wife, [B] and then he closed [E] their _ eyes.
And now farewell, [B] kind friends and home, I'll see [C#m] you all [E] no _ more.
[A] Until my breast [E] I'll fire one shot, [B] then my troubles will [E] be over.
They did not [B] carry him to jail, no lawyers did [E] he pay. _
[A] But they'll have his trial [E] in another world, on the [B]
final [E] judgment day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _