I Hung My Head
Key: FEnglish
Intro
C F
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
My Dmbrother'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
I Cset off running
To Fwake from the dream
My Ambrother's rifle
Went Finto the stream
I Ckept 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
I Amsee the judge
High Fup in his chair
" CExplain 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
I Amsee the gallows
Up Fon 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
'CTil 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