Hiram Hubbard
Trad., arr. Bob Dylan
Played live at the Finjan Club, Montreal, Jul 2, 1962
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
Capo 2nd fret, drop D tuning (D-A-d-g-b-e’)
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
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---
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.