I Hung My Head Chords

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Intro

C, F handful of times

CEarly one morning

With Ftime to kill

I Amborrowed Jeb's rifle

And Fsat on the hill

I Csaw a lone rider

FCrossing the plain

I Amdrew a bead on him

To Fpractice my aim

DmMy brother's rifle

Went Goff in my hand

A shot rang out

CAcross the land

The Fhorse he kept running

The Amrider was dead

I Chung my head I Fhung my head

C

CI set off running

To Fwake from the dream

AmMy brother's rifle

Went Finto the stream

CI kept on running

FInto the salt lands

And Amthat's where they found me

My Fhead in my hands

The Dmsheriff he asked me

GWhy had I run

Then it came to me

Just Cwhat I had done

And Fall for no reason

Just Amone piece of lead

I Chung my head I Fhung my head

C

CHere in the courthouse

The Fwhole town is there

AmI see the judge

High Fup in his chair

"ExCplain to the courtroom

What Fwent through your mind

And Amwe'll ask the jury

What Fverdict they find"

I said Dm"I felt the power

Of Gdeath over life

I orphaned his children

I Cwidowed his wife

I Fbeg their forgiveness

I Amwish I was dead"

I Chung my head, I Fhung my head

C

CEarly one morning

With Ftime to kill

AmI see the gallows

FUp on the hill

And Cout in the distance

A Ftrick of the brain

I Amsee a lone rider

FCrossing the plain

DmHe's come to fetch me

To Gsee what they done

We'll ride together

C'Til kingdom come

I Fpray for God's mercy

For Fsoon I'll be dead

I Chung my head, I Fhung my head

I Chung my head, I Fhung my head

I Chung my head, I Fhung my head