I Hung My Head

Johnny Cash

Key CAndy's Voice C3–A3Difficulty 1 YouTube

Song written by Sting, Key of C

Intro - C, F handful of times

Verse 1

C Early one morning with F time to kill

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I Am borrowed Jeb's rifle and F sat on the hill

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I C saw a lone rider F crossing the plain

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I Am drew a bead on him to F practice my aim

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Dm My brother's rifle went G off in my hand

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A shot rang out a-C-cross the land

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The F horse he kept running; the Am rider was dead.

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I C hung my head I F hung my head C F

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Verse 2

C I set off running to F wake from the dream

Am My brother's rifle went F into the stream

C I kept on running F into the salt lands

And Am that's where they found me my F head in my hands

The Dm sheriff he asked me G why had I run

Then it came 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 C F

Verse 3

C Here in the courthouse the F whole town is there

Am I see the judge high F up in his chair

"Ex-C-plain to the courtroom what F went through your mind

And Am we'll ask the jury what F verdict they find"

I said Dm "I felt the power of G death over life

I orphaned his children I C widowed his wife

I F beg their forgiveness I Am wish I was dead"

I C hung my head, I F hung my head C F

Verse 4

C Early one morning with F time to kill

Am I see the gallows F up on the hill

And C out in the distance a F trick of the brain

I Am see a lone rider F crossing the plain

Dm He's come to fetch me to G see what they done

We'll ride together C 'til kingdom come

I F pray for God's mercy, for Am soon I'll be dead

I C hung my head, I F hung my head {x3}