Hung My Head Uke tab by Johnny Cash (Baritone Chords)

Intro - C, F handful of times

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Early one morning
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With time to kill
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I borrowed Jeb'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
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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 I hung my head
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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 stream
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I kept on running
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Into the salt lands
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And that's where they found me
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My head in my hands
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The sheriff he asked me
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Why had I run, 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
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Here in the courthouse
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The whole town is 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"
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I said "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 beg their forgiveness
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I wish I was dead"
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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Early one morning
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With time to kill
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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
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He's come to fetch me
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To see what they done, We'll ride together
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'Til 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, I hung my head
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I hung my head, I hung my head
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I hung my head, I hung my head