Johnny Cash, IIHung My Head Tabs

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Verse 1
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Early one morning with time to kill
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I borrowed Jeds rifle and sat on the hill 
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I saw a lone rider crossing the plain 
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I drew a bead on him to practice my aim
G                                           My brother’s rifle went off in my hand 
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a shot rang out across  the land
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The horse he kept running 
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the rider was dead I hung my head I hung my head


Verse 2
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I set off running to wake from the dream 
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my brothers rifle went into the seam
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I kept on running into the southland 
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that’s where they found me my head in my handS 
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The sheriff he asked me why had I run 
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and then it came to me just what I had done
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And all for no reason just one piece of lead 
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I hung my head I hung my head


Verse3 
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Here in the court house the whole town was there 
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I see the judge high up in his chair
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Explain to the courtroom what went through mind 
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and we’ll ask the jury what verdict they find
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I felt the power of death over life 
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I orphaned his children I widowed his wife
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I begged they’re forgiveness I wish I was dead 
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I hung my head I hung my head


Verse 4
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Early one morning with time to kill 
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I see the gallows up on the hill
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And out in the distance a trick of the brain 
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I see a rider crossing the plain 
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He’d come to fetch me to see what they’d done 
    
and we’ll ride together to Kingdome come
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I pray for God’s mercy cause soon ill be dead 
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I hung my I hung my I hung head I hung my head

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