[Intro]
C  F
[Estrofe]
C                      F 
Early one morning with time to kill 
  Am                        F 
I borrowed Jebb's rifle and sat on the hill 
  C                F 
I saw a lone rider crossing the plain 
  Am                    F 
I drew a bead on him to practice my aim 
Dm                      G 
My brother's rifle went off in my hand 
  G             C 
A shot rang out across the land 
    F                           Am 
The horse, he kept running, the rider was dead 
  C               F 
I hung my head, I hung my head 
C C
[Estrofe]
C                    F 
I set off running to wake from the dream 
Am                      F 
My brother's rifle went into the sheen 
C                 F 
I kept on running into the south lands 
    Am                         F 
That's where they found me, my head in my hands 
    Dm                  G 
The sheriff he asked me why had I run 
    G                       C 
And then it came to me just what I had done 
    F                       Am 
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead 
  C               F 
I hung my head, I hung my head 
C C
[Estrofe]
C                           F 
Here in the courthouse, the whole town was there 
Am                   F 
I see the judge high up in his chair 
  C                           F 
Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind 
    Am                      F 
And we'll ask the jury what verdict they find 
Dm                  G 
I felt the power of death over life 
    G                      C 
I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife 
  F                        Am 
I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead 
  C               F 
I hung my head, I hung my head  
C C
[Estrofe]
C                      F 
Early one morning with time to kill 
Am                F 
I see the gallows up on the hill 
    C                      F 
And out in the distance, a trick of the brain 
  Am               F 
I see a lone rider crossing the plain 
    Dm                       G 
And he's come to fetch me to see what they done 
    G                   C 
And we'll ride together 'Til kingdom come 
  F                        Am 
I pray for God's mercy for soon I'll be dead 
  C               F 
I hung my head, I hung my head  
  C               F 
I hung my head, I hung my head  
  C               F 
I hung my head, I hung my head