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