I Hung My Head

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  • Capo on 1st fret. All fret positions relative to capo.
    Chord names shown as sounded with capo.
     
  • Intro:
     
    Bb Eb G Eb
  • F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2---------|
    C |------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|----3-------------|
    Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-|
  • Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-------|
    Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|--------------4---|
    F |--------------2---|------------------|2---------2-------|------------------|
  • Repeat.
     
    Verse 1:
  • Bb Eb G Eb
    F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2---------|
    C |------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|----3-------------|
  • Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-|
    Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-------|
    Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|--------------4---|
  • F |--------------2---|------------------|2---------2-------|------------------|
    Early one morning with time to kill I borrowed Jeb's and sat on the hill
    rifle
  •  
    Bb Eb G Eb
    F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2---------|
  • C |------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|----3-------------|
    Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-|
    Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-------|
  • Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|--------------4---|
    F |--------------2---|------------------|2---------2-------|------------------|
    I saw a lone rider crossing the plain I drew a bead on to practice my aim
  • him
     
    Cm Fadd4/A Fadd4 Bb
  • F |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    C |------2-3---------|------2-3---------|------2-3---------|------0-2---2---2-|
    Ab|----4-------4---4-|----4-------4---4-|----4-------4---4-|----2-------------|
  • Eb|--4---------------|--2---------------|--2---------------|--2---------------|
    Bb|2---------2---0---|------------------|------------------|0---------0---2---|
    F |------------------|4---------4---2---|0---------4---0---|------------------|
  • My brother's rifle went off in my a shot rang out across the land
    hand
     
  • Eb G Bb Eb
    F |------0-2---------|------------------|------------------|------0-2---------|
    C |----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|
  • Ab|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|
    Eb|0---------0-------|----4---------0---|--2---------------|0---------0-------|
    Bb|--------------2---|--4---------------|0---------0-------|--------------2---|
  • F |------------------|2---------2-------|--------------2---|------------------|
    The horse he kept the rider was dead I hung my head I hung my head
    running
  •  
    That's it for the guitar. It just repeats the intro between verses, and repeats the last two
    bars of the verse at the end of verses 2-4.
  •  
    Verse 2.
    I set off running to wake from the dream
  • My brother's rifle went into the stream
    I kept on running into the salt lands
    And that's where they found me, my head in my hands
  • The sheriff he asked my why had I run
    And then it came to me just what I had done
    And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
  • I hung my head, Ihung my head.
     
    Verse 3.
  • Here in the courthouse the whole town is there
    I see the judge high up in his chair
    "Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind
  • And we'll ask the jury what verdict they'll find"
    I said "I felt the power of death over life
    I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
  • I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead"
    I hung my head, I hung my head.
     
  • Verse 4.
    Early one morning with time to kill
    I see the gallows up on the hill
  • And out in the distance, a trick of the brain
    I see a lone rider crossing the plain
    He's come to fetch me, to see what they done
  • And we'll ride together til Kingdom come
    I pray for God's mercy for soon I'll be dead
    I hung my head, I hung my head.
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