{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2121843,"song":"I Hung My Head","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2121843-i-hung-my-head-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2121843?type=chord","rating":4.56791,"votes":23,"content":"[Intro] \r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse] \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEarly one morning, with time to kill[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI borrowed Jeb's rifle, and sat on the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI saw a lone rider, crossing the plane[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI drew a beed on him, to practice my aim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy Brother's rifle went off in my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA shot rang out across the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe horse he kept running, the rider was dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head, I hung my head,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI set off running, to wake from this dream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy brother's rifle, went into the stream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI kept on running, into the salt lands[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's where they found me, my head in my hands[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe sheriff he asked me, why had I run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen it came to me, just what I had done[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd all for no reason, just one piece of lead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] (X4) \r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] (X2)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHere in the courthouse, the whole town is there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI see the judge, high up in his chair:[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Explain to the courtroom, what went through your mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll ask the jury, what verdict they find\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said \"I felt the power, of death over life[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(The power to) orphaned his children, widowed his wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI ask no forgiveness, I wish I was dead\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEarly one morning, with time to kill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI see the gallows, up on the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOut in the distance, a trick of the brain[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI see a lone rider, crossing the plain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe's come to give me, to see what they done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll ride together, till kingdom come[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI ask for no mercy, for soon I'll be dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] (X4) \r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] (X2) \r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] (X4)","plain_text":"[Intro] \nG\n\n[Verse] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nG   Em (X4) \nAm  D \nC   G \nG   Em (X2)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG   Em (X4) \nAm  D (X2) \nC   G \nG   Em (X4)","chords":["G","Em","Am","D","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}