G

[Verse] 
G                  Em
Early one morning, with time to kill
   G                        Em
I borrowed Jeb's rifle, and sat on the hill
   G                 Em
I saw a lone rider, crossing the plane
    G                     Em
I drew a beed on him, to practice my aim
Am                  D
My Brother's rifle went off in my hand
   Am             G
A shot rang out across the land
     C                          G
The horse he kept running, the rider was dead

[Chorus]
   G               Em              G
I hung my head, I hung my head, I hung my head,

[Verse]
G                      Em
I set off running, to wake from this dream
G                    Em
My brother's rifle, went into the stream
G                    Em
I kept on running, into the salt lands
  G                             Em
That's where they found me, my head in my hands
Am                       D
The sheriff he asked me, why had I run
Am                    G
Then it came to me, just what I had done
   C                    G
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead

[Chorus]
   G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head
   G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head

[Solo]
G   Em (X4) 
Am  D 
C   G 
G   Em (X2)

[Verse]
G                            Em
Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there
G                  Em
I see the judge, high up in his chair:
     G                      Em
"Explain to the courtroom, what went through your mind
      G                  Em
And we'll ask the jury, what verdict they find"
   Am                         D
I said "I felt the power, of death over life
               Am                        D
(The power to) orphaned his children, widowed his wife
   C                     G
I ask no forgiveness, I wish I was dead"

[Chorus]
G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head
G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head

[Verse]
G                  Em
Early one morning, with time to kill
G                  Em
I see the gallows, up on the hill
G                        Em
Out in the distance, a trick of the brain
   G                  Em
I see a lone rider, crossing the plain
Am                         D
He's come to give me, to see what they done
Am                    D
We'll ride together, till kingdom come
  C                      G
I ask for no mercy, for soon I'll be dead

[Chorus]
   G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head
   G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head
   G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head
   G               Em
I hung my head, I hung my head

[Outro]
G   Em (X4) 
Am  D (X2) 
C   G 
G   Em (X4)