I Hung My Head

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

| BbEarly one morning with | Ebtime to kill

I | Gm7borrowed Jeb's rifle and | Ebsat on the hill

I | Bbsaw a lone rider | Ebcrossing the plain

I | Gm7drew a bead on him to | Ebpractice my aim

| CmMy brother's rifle went | Am7b5off in my hand

A | F7(9)shot rang out a| Bbcross the land

The | Ebhorse he kept running, the | Gm7rider was dead

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head

[Verse 2]

| BbI set off running to | Ebwake from the dream

And | Gm7my brother's rifle went | Ebinto the stream

| BbI kept on running in| Ebto the salt lands

And | Gm7that's where they found me, my | Ebhead in my hands

The | Cmsheriff he asked me | Am7b5"Why had I run"

| F7(9)Then it came to me just | Bbwhat I had done

And | Eball for no reason, just | Gm7one piece of lead

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head

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[Verse 3]

| BbHere in the courthouse, the | Ebwhole town is there

| Gm7I see the judge high | Ebup in his chair

"Ex| Bbplain to the courtroom what | Ebwent through your mind

And | Gm7we'll ask the jury what | Ebverdict they find"

I said | Cm"I felt the power of | Am7b5death over life

I | F7(9)orphaned his children, I | Bbwidowed his wife

I | Ebbeg their forgiveness, I | Gm7wish I was dead"

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head。

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head。Ah

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[Verse 4]

| BbEarly one morning with | Ebtime to kill

| Gm7I see the gallows | Ebup on the hill

And | Bbout in the distance a | Ebtrick of the brain

I | Gm7see a lone rider | Ebcrossing the plain

| CmHe's come to fetch me to | Am7b5see what they done

| F7(9)We'll ride together til | BbKingdom come

I | Ebpray for God's mercy for | Gm7soon I'll be dead

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head

I | Bbhung my head, I | Ebhung my head