Intro: C# F# C# Early one morning F# With time to kill A#m I borrowed Jebʼs rifle F# And sat on the hill C# I saw a lone rider F# Crossing the plain A#m I drew a bead on him F# To practice my aim D#m My brotherʼs rifle G# Went off in my hand G# A shot rang out C# Across the land F# The horse he kept running A#m 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 A#m My brotherʼs rifle F# Went into the stream C# I kept on running F# Into the salt lands A#m And thatʼs where they found me F# My head in my hands D#m The sheriff he asked me G# Why had I run G# Then it came to me C# Just what I had done F# And all for no reason A#m 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 A#m I see the judge F# High up in his chair C# "Explain to the courtroom F# What went through your mind A#m And weʼll ask the jury F# What verdict they find" D#m I said "I felt the power G# Of death over life G# I orphaned his children C# I widowed his wife F# I beg their forgiveness A#m 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 A#m I see the gallows F# Up on the hill C# And out in the distance F# A trick of the brain A#m I see a lone rider F# Crossing the plain D#m Heʼs come to fetch me G# To see what they done G# Weʼll ride together C# ʼTil kingdom come F# I pray for Godʼs mercy F# For soon Iʼll be dead C# F# I hung my head, I pung my head C# F# I hung my head, I hung my head C# F# I hung my head, I hung my head
