I Hung My Head
Johnny CashVersion1
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Chords in this song
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, handful of times
Early one morning
With time to kill
I borrowed Jeb's rifle
And sat on the hill
I saw a lone rider
Crossing the plain
I drew a bead on him
To practice my aim
My brother's rifle
Went off in my hand
A shot rang out
Across the land
The horse he kept running
The rider was dead
I hung my head I hung my head
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 me
Why had I run
Then it came to me
Just what I had done
And all for no reason
Just one piece of lead
I hung my head I hung my head
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 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
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
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
I hung my head, I hung my head
I hung my head, I hung my head
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Readable chord sheet for I Hung My Head by Johnny Cash
[C], [F] handful of times [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 brother's rifle Went [G]off in my hand A shot rang out [C]Across the land The [F]horse he kept running The [Am]rider was dead I [C]hung my head I [F]hung my head [C] [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] [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] [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 [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