I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash | Guitar Chords | VChords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Early one morning
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With time to kill
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I borrowed Jebb's rifle
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And sat on the hill
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I saw a lone rider
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Crossing the plain
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I drew a bead on him
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To practice my aim

[Chorus (1)]
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My brother's rifle
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Went off in my hand
A shot rang out
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Across the land
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The horse, he kept running
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The rider was dead
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I hung my head
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I hung my head

[Verse 2]
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I set off running
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To wake from the dream
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My brother's rifle
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Went into the sheen
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I kept on running
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Into the south lands
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That's where they found me
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My head and my hands

[Chorus (2)]
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The sheriff, he asked me
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"Why had I run?"
And then it came to me
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Just what I had done
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And all for no reason
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Just one piece of lead
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I hung my head
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I hung my head

[Verse 3]
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Here in the courthouse
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The whole town was there
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I see the judge
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High up in his chair
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"Explain to the courtroom
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What went through your mind
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And we'll ask the jury
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What verdict they find"

[Chorus (3)]
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I felt the power
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Of death over life
I orphaned his children
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I widowed his wife
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I begged their forgiveness
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I wish I was dead
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I hung my head
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I hung my head
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I hung my head
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I hung my head

[Verse 4]
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Early one morning
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With time to kill
Am
I see the gallows
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Up on the hill
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And out in the distance
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A trick of the brain
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I see a lone rider
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Crossing the plain

[Chorus (4)]
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And he'd come to fetch me
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To see what they'd done
And we'll ride together
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To kingdom come
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I pray for God's mercy
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For soon I'll be dead
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I hung my head
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I hung my head
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I hung my head
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I hung my head

[Outro]
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