Hiram Hubbard

Written by 
Trad.
Released on 
Early Acoustic Dylan (–1965)
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem
Tuning: 
Drop D

Played live at the Finjan Club, Montreal, Jul 2, 1962

Capo 2nd fret

The following two licks are played here and there. I’ve only marked the instances in the first two verses.

*) D           Csus2   **) D                 Csus2             D
   :   .   .   .           :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :
 |-----2---2-0-0-2-|     |-----2-------2---|-----0-0-0-0-----|-----
 |-----3---3-3-3-3-|     |-----3-------3---|-----3-3-3-3-----|-----
 |-----2---2-0-0-2-|     |-----2-------2---|-----0-0-0-0-----|-----
 |-----0-----------|     |-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----
 |-------------3---|     |-----------------|-3---------------|-----
 |-0---------------|     |-0-------0-------|-------------3---|-0---
Chords 
D        000232
Cadd2    x30030
A/e      202220 (or 20222x, with thumb on the 6th string)
G        550003
Gadd9/d  005433
Dsus2    000230
Dsus4    000233

 

      D                                      Csus2 D
Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty I've heard great many say
      D      *)            *)                Csus4    D  **)
Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty I've heard great many say
       A                             G      D
He was not in this county, he was 40 miles away

D     A     D

         D                                                A    D
But they took him cross the mountain and they whooped him on a hill
         D        Dsus2 D Dsus4      D
Yes they took him         on the mountain and they whooped him on a hill
       A                                             G  D
It was there that he pleaded: Oh please, let me make my will

      D     /f D   Csus2 D                       Gadd9/d D
Hiram Hubbard   wasn't   guilty I've heard great many    say
             *)           G D            Dsus4      D
Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty   I've heard great many say
       A                          G         D
He was not in this county, he was 40 miles away

         D                                          G       D
But they took him down to Danville, and they throwed him in jail
                                                    Dsus4  D
Yes, they took him down to Danville, and they threw him in jail
       A                           G                 D
And it was there nobody saw him, nobody could go his bail

          D
But Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty I've heard great many say
                     Dsus4 D               G      D
Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty I've heard great many say
       A                          G         D
He was not in this county, he was 40 miles away

         D                                             G     D
But they took him out at midnight and they strapped him to a tree
                          Dsus4   D                     G     D
Yes, they took him out at midnight and they strapped him to a tree
       A                                     G       D
It was there that they killed him with rifle-bullets three

          D                                            Dsus4  D
But Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, Lord, I've heard great many say
      D                    Dsus4                  D
Hiram Hubbard wasn't guilty I've heard great many say
       A                          G  A      D
He was not in this county, he was 40 miles away.

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