Intro: C F C Early one morning F With time to kill Am I borrowed Jebʼs 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 brotherʼs rifle G Went off in my hand G A 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 brotherʼs rifle F Went into the stream C I kept on running F Into the salt lands Am And thatʼs where they found me F My head in my hands Dm 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 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 weʼll ask the jury F What verdict they find" Dm 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 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 A trick of the brain Am I see a lone rider F Crossing the plain Dm 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
