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