Sting - I Hung My Head

^B Early one morning,^Gm with ^Estime to kill ^Cm I ^Gmborrowed Jeb's rifle,^B and ^Essat on the hill I ^Bsaw a lone rider,^Gm C ^Esrossing the plain ^Cm I ^Gmdrew a bead on him,^B To ^Espractice my aim ^Cm My brother's rifle,^Cmi/Bb Went ^Foff in my hand ^F/G A s^Fhot rang out^F/A, ^F/F ac ^Bross the land ^A, ^shot Eb ^rang, ^out, ^across Cm ^the Gm ^land The ^Eshorse he kept running,^Cm the ^Gmrider was dead ^Es I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I ^Eshung my head^Cm

^B I set off running,^Gm to ^Es, ^Cmiwake from the dream ^Gm My brother's rifle, ^B went i^Esnto the stream ^B I kept on running,^Gm in-^Esto the salt lands ^Cm And ^Gmthat's where they found me,^B my ^Eshead in my hands ^Cm The sheriff he asked me,^Cmi/Bb, ^F, ^F/GWhy had I run ^FThen it came to me^F/A, ^F/F just ^Bwhat I had done And ^Esall for no reason, ^Cmjust ^Gmone piece of lead ^Es I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I h^Esung my head

^Es I ^B hung my head^Gm, I ^Eshung my head ^Cm I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I h^Es, ^Cmiung my head

^B Early one morning,^Gm with ^Estime to kill ^Cm I ^Gmsee the gallows,^B, ^Ebup on the hill And ^Bout in the distance^Gm, a ^Estrick of the brain ^Cm I ^Gmsee a lone rider,^B, ^Ebcrossing the plain ^Cm He's come to fetch me,^Cmi/Bb to ^Fsee what they done^{F/G F}We'll ride together,^F/A ' ^F/F Til ^Bkingdom come I ^Espray for God's mercy,^Cm for ^Gmsoon I'll be dead ^Es I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I ^Eshung my head^Cm I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I h^Es, ^Cmiung my head I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I h^Es, ^Cmiung my head I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I h^Es, ^Cmiung my head I ^Bhung my head,^Gm I h^Es, ^Cmiung my head