Am  Em


[Verse 1]
Em
In North Carolina, the County of Wilkes
          D       A           D           Em
There's a tale of desception, murder, and guilt
Em                                         G
I'll spare no compassion, the truth I will tell
    D         A         B7          Em
Let God alone judge me this side of hell.


[Verse 2]
Em
Miss Annie and Laura, Fairest of fair
       D            A            D         Em
Cast a spell on all suiters with beauty so rare
Em                         G
One was jealous, the other naive,
D           A      B7      Em
One plan to marry, one to deceive


[Chorus]
G             D         Am
Tom won't you play your fiddle
Am     B7      Em
Play a joyful song
     G       D     Am
Don't Worry about tomorrow
      Am      B7        Em
Cause tomorrow you'll be gone


[Break Same as Verse]


[Verse 3]
Em
Annie said Laura, Tom said to me
D                A               D            Em
Meet him on the hillside beneath the Sycamore trees
Em                                   G
Just after midnight, the last day of May
D         A         B7       Em
Go to him Laura and both run away


[Verse 4]
Em
She hide like a panther, in the black of the night
D               A          D            Em
Killed Laura Foster with a Bone handled knife
Em                                     G
She burried her body in a cold shallow grave
D               A            B7         Em
Along with her secret in the Wilkes Co. Clay
 
[Break Same as Chorus]


[Verse 5]
Em
Now Sheriff Bob Mason was a hard jealous man
D               A           B7            Em
and all that he wanted, was young Laura's hand
Em                                     G
His heart was broken, his head full of rage
D                  A             B7           G
when he blamed Tom Doolin, Not a question was raised


[Verse 6]
Em
In the Village of Statesville, States quickly tried
D              A           D            Em
he spoke not a word in the feats of his life
Em                                           G
They hung him by the neck on the last day of June
D             A               B7        Em
and his final request was an old fiddle tune

[Chorus]
G             D         Am
Tom won't you play your fiddle
Am      B7     Em
play a joyful song
G             D    Am
Don't worry about tomorrow
Am             B7        Em
cause tomorrow you'll be gone.


N.C. NOTE*** On the D and A Chords, I play them like this. 

  D Chord          

E|---0----|
B|---3----|
G|---2----|
D|---0----|
A|---0----|
E|---0----|

  A Chord
E|---0----|
B|---0----|
G|---2----|
D|---2----|
A|---0----|
E ---0----