Intro: 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  


[Refrão]
   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  


[Refrão]
   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"  


[Refrão]
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  


[Refrão]
   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)