C
Early one morning
F
With time to kill
Am
I borrowed Jeb’s rifle
F
And sat on the hill
C
I saw a lone rider
F
Crossing the plain
Am
I drew a bead on him
F
To practice my aim
Dm
My brother’s rifle
G
Went off in my hand
А shot rang out
C
Across the land
F
The horse he kept running
Am
The rider was dead
C F
I hung my head I hung my head
C
C
I set off running
F
To wake from the dream
Am
My brother’s rifle
F
Went into the stream
C
I kept on running
F
Into the salt lands
Am
And that’s where they found me
F
My head in my hands
Dm
The sheriff he asked me
G
Why had I run
Then it came to me
C
Just what I had done
F
And all for no reason
Am
Just one piece of lead
C F
I hung my head I hung my head
C
C
Here in the courthouse
F
The whole town is there
Am
I see the judge
F
High up in his chair
C
“Explain to the courtroom
F
What went through your mind
Am
And we’ll ask the jury
F
What verdict they find”
Dm
I said “I felt the power
G
Of death over life
I orphaned his children
C
I widowed his wife
F
I beg their forgiveness
Am
I wish I was dead”
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
C
C
Early one morning
F
With time to kill
Am
I see the gallows
F
Up on the hill
C
And out in the distance
F
А trick of the brain
Am
I see a lone rider
F
Crossing the plain
Dm
He’s come to fetch me
G
To see what they done
We’ll ride together
C
‘Til kingdom come
F
I pray for God’s mercy
F
For soon I’ll be dead
C F
I hung my head, I рung my head
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
C F
I hung my head, I hung my head
