I Hung My Head Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Early one morning, with [F]time to kill
I [Am]borrowed Jebb's rifle, and [F]sat on a hill
I [C]saw a lone rider, [F]crossing the plain
I [Am]drew a bead on him, to [F]practice my aim
[Dm]My brother's rifle, went o[G]ff in my hand
A shot rang out, a[C]cross the land
The [F]horse, he kept running
The [Am]rider was dead
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head
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[Verse 2]
[C]I set off running, to w[F]ake from the dream
[Am]My brother's rifle, went i[F]nto the sheen
[C]I kept on running, int[F]o the south lands
[Am]That's where they found me,
my [F]head in my hands
The [Dm]sheriff he asked me, [G]why had I run
And then it come to me, just [C]what I had done
And [F]all for no reason, just [Am]one piece of lead
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head
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[Verse 3]
[C]Here in the court house,
the [F]whole town was there
[Am]I see the judge, high up[F] in the chair
Ex[C]plain to the court room,
what [F]went through your mind
And [Am]we'll ask the jury, what [F]verdict they find
[Dm]I felt the power, of dea[G]th over life
I orphaned his children, I [C]widowed his wife
I [F]begged their forgignes, I [Am]wish I was dead
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head
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[Verse 4]
[C]Early one morning, with [F]time to kill
[Am]I see the gallows, up [F]on a hill
And [C]out in the distance, a [F]trick of the brain
I [Am]see a lone rider, [F]crossing the plain
And [Dm]he'd come to fetch me,
to [G]see what they'd done
And we'll ride together, to [C]kingdom come
I [F]prayed for God's mercy,
´cause [Am]soon I'd be dead
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head

[Outro 1]
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