Chords
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
CEarly one morning
With Ftime to kill
I Amborrowed Jebb's rifle
And Fsat on the hill
I Csaw a lone rider
FCrossing the plain
I Amdrew a bead on him
To Fpractice my aim
[Chorus]
DmMy brother's rifle
Went Goff in my hand
A shot rang out
AcCross the land
The Fhorse, he kept running
The Amrider was dead
I Chung my head
I Fhung my head C
[Verse 2]
CI set off running
To Fwake from the dream
AmMy brother's rifle
Went Finto the sheen
CI kept on running
InFto the south lands
AmThat's where they found me
My Fhead and my hands
[Chorus]
The Dmsheriff, he asked me
G"Why had I run?"
And then it came to me
Just Cwhat I had done
And Fall for no reason
Just Amone piece of lead
I Chung my head
I Fhung my head C
[Verse 3]
CHere in the courthouse
The Fwhole town was there
AmI see the judge
High Fup in his chair
"ExCplain to the courtroom
What Fwent through your mind
And Amwe'll ask the jury
What Fverdict they find"
[Chorus]
DmI felt the power
Of Gdeath over life
I orphaned his children
I Cwidowed his wife
I Fbegged their forgiveness
I Amwish I was dead
I Chung my head
I Fhung my head
I Chung my head
I Fhung my head C
[Verse 4]
CEarly one morning
With Ftime to kill
AmI see the gallows
FUp on the hill
And Cout in the distance
A Ftrick of the brain
I Amsee a lone rider
FCrossing the plain
[Chorus]
And Dmhe'd come to fetch me
To Gsee what they'd done
And we'll ride together
To Ckingdom come
I Fpray for God's mercy
For Amsoon I'll be dead
I Chung my head
I Fhung my head
I Chung my head
I Fhung my head
[Outro]
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