I Hung My Head Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

INTRO:[C-F-C-F-C]

[C]Early one morning
With [F]time to kill
I [Am]borrowed Jeb's rifle
And [F]sat on the hill

I [C]saw a lone rider
[F]Crossing the plain
I [Am]Drew a bead on him
To [F]practice my aim

[Dm]My brothers rifle
Went [G]off in my hand
A shot rang out
[C]Accross the land

The [F]horse he kept running
The [Am]rider was dead
I[C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head

[C]I set off running
To [F]wake from the dream
[Am]My brothers rifle
Went [F]into the scheem

[C]I kept on running
[F]Into the south land
And [Am]that`s where they found me
My [F]head in my hands

The [Dm]sherrif 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 peice of lead
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head

[C]Here in the courthouse
The [F]whole town was 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 forgivness
I [Am]wish I was dead'
I [C]hung my head
I [F]hung my head

[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]'Till kingdom come

I [F]pray for god's mercy
for [F]soon I'll be dead
I [C]hung my head, I [F]hung my head
I [C]hung my head, I [F]hung my head
I [C]hung my head, I [F]hung my head

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