{"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":369380,"song":"I Hung My Head","artist":"Sting","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/369380-i-hung-my-head-chords-by-sting/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/369380?type=chord","rating":4.06506,"votes":7,"content":"tabbed by: EmeraldEyzs\r\n\r\nyou'll have to listen to get that picking down\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]  2x\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  Early one morning,  with time to kill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I  borrowed Jeb's rifle, and sat on the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I saw a lone rider,   Crossing the plain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I drew a bead on him,  To practice my aim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]/[ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  My brother's rifle,  Went off in my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F/G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]F/A[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  A shot rang out        across the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n  The horse he kept running, the rider was dead [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head,  I hung my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I set off running,  to wake from the dream[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  My brother's rifle,  went into the stream[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I kept on running, in-to the salt lands[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  And that's where they found me, my head in my hands[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                        [ch]Cm[/ch]/[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\n  The sheriff he asked me,      Why had I run[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]F/A[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  Then it came to me,      just what I had done[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n  And all for no reason, just one piece of lead[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n\r\nBREAK: [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n\r\n  Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there\r\n  I see the judge, High up in his chair\r\n \"Explain to the courtroom, what went through your mind\r\n  And we'll ask the jury, what verdict they find\"\r\n  I said \"I felt the power, of death over life\r\n  I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife\r\n  I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead\"\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n\r\nBREAK:  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  Early one morning,  with time to kill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I see the gallows,   up on the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  And out in the distance,  a trick of the brain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n  I see a lone rider,   crossing the plain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Cm[/ch]/[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\n  He's come to fetch me,   to see what they done[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]F/A[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  We'll ride together, '     Til kingdom come[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n  I pray for God's mercy,  for soon I'll be dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head,  I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n  I hung my head, I hung my head[/tab]","plain_text":"tabbed by: EmeraldEyzs\n\nyou'll have to listen to get that picking down\n\nINTRO: Bb  Gm   Eb Cm  Gm  Bb Eb  2x\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBREAK: Bb Gm  Eb  Cm   Gm  Bb  Eb 2x\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n  Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there\n  I see the judge, High up in his chair\n \"Explain to the courtroom, what went through your mind\n  And we'll ask the jury, what verdict they find\"\n  I said \"I felt the power, of death over life\n  I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife\n  I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead\"\n\n\n\nBREAK:  Bb Gm  Eb  Cm   Gm  Bb  Eb 2x\n\nVERSE:","chords":["Bb","Gm","Eb","Cm","F","F/G","F/A","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}