I Hung My Head - by Sting from the album "Mercury Falling" transcribed by Olivier Jerome (jerome@info.enserb.u-bordeaux.fr) transcribed by Michael R. Pollard (poll0149@blue.univnorthco.edu) I Hung My Head - transcribed by Olivier Jerome Capo I A add9 D add9 --------------------------0-2-------- ---------2--------------3------------ -----2-4-----2--------2---------2---- ---2-------2-----2--0---------4-----4 -0-------------4------------------2-- ------------------------------------- |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| F#madd9 D add9 (2nd form) --------------------------0-2-------- ------------------------3-------3---- -------1-2------------2-------2-----3 -----4-------4------0-------------4-- ---4-------4-----4------------------- -2-------------5--------------------- |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| Bmadd9 G#m5b(11) ------------------------------------- -------2-3----------------2-3-------- -----4-------4---4------4------------ ---4------------------2---------2---2 -2---------2---0--------------------- --------------------4---------4---2-- |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| E6/7 A add9 ------------------------------------- -------2-3------------------2-------- -----4------------------2-4-----2---- ---2---------2---2----2-------2-----2 --------------------0-------------4-- -0---------0---4--------------------- |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| D add9 F#madd9 -------0-2--------------------------- -----3------------------------------- ---2---------2------------1-2-------- -0---------4-----4------4-------4---- ---------------2------4-------4-----4 --------------------2-------------5-- |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| A add9 D add9 --------------------------0-2-------- ---------2--------------3-------3---- -----2-4-----2--------2-------2-----2 ---2-------2-----2--0-------------4-- -0-------------4--------------------- ------------------------------------- |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| intro A D F#m D A D F#m D A Early one morning D with time to kill F#m I borrowed Jeb's rifle D and sat on the hill A I saw a lone rider D crossing the plain F#m I drew a bead on him D to practice my aim Bm my brother's rifle G#m went off in my hand E a shot rang out A across the land D the horse he kept running F#m the rider was dead A I hung my head D I hung my head I set off running to wake from the dream my brother's rifle went into the stream I kept on running into the salt lands and that's where they found me My head in my hands the sheriff he asked me why had I run then it came to me just what I had done and all for no reason just one piece of lead I hung my head I hung my head Here in the courthouse the whole town is there I see the judge high up in his chair "Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind and we'll ask the jury what verdict they find" I said "I felt the power of death over life I orphaned his children I widowed his wife I beg their forgiveness I wish I was dead" I hung my head I hung my head Early one morning with time to kill I see the gallows up on the hill and out in the distance a trick of the brain I see a lone rider crossing the plain he's come to fetch me to see what they done we'll ride together til kingdom come I pray for God's mercy for soon I'll be dead I hung my head I hung my head I Hung My Head - transcribed by Michael R. Pollard IMPORTANT NOTE: This song is in 9/8 time, so it's hard to count. Play with he album!! CAPO on 1 Intro (2x) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|-----------0--2-------------| |----------0--2--------------|--------3-------------------| |-------2-----------2-----2--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |----2-----------------------|--0--------------0----------| |-0--------------0-----------|-----------------------2----| |----------------------2-----|----------------------------| / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|-----------0--2-------------| |----------------------------|--------3-------------------| |----------1--2-----2-----2--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |-------4--------------------|--0--------------0----------| |----4-----------------0-----|-----------------------4----| |-2--------------2-----------|----------------------------| Verse / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|-----------0--2-------------| |----------0--2--------------|--------3-------------------| |-------2-----------2-----2--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |----2-----------------------|--0--------------0----------| |-0--------------0-----------|-----------------------2----| |----------------------2-----|----------------------------| Early one morning With time to kill / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|-----------0--2-------------| |----------------------------|--------3-------------------| |----------1--2-----2-----2--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |-------4--------------------|--0--------------0----------| |----4-----------------0-----|-----------------------4----| |-2--------------2-----------|----------------------------| I borrowed Jeb's rifle And sat on the hill / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|-----------0--2-------------| |----------0--2--------------|--------3-------------------| |-------2-----------2-----2--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |----2-----------------------|--0--------------0----------| |-0--------------0-----------|-----------------------2----| |----------------------2-----|----------------------------| I saw a lone rider Crossing the plain / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|-----------0--2-------------| |----------------------------|--------3-------------------| |----------1--2-----2-----2--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |-------4--------------------|--0--------------0----------| |----4-----------------0-----|-----------------------4----| |-2--------------2-----------|----------------------------| I drew a bead on him To practice my aim / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------2--3--------------|-----------2--3-------------| |-------4--------------------|--------4-------------------| |----4--------------4-----4--|-----2--------------2-----0-| |-2--------------2-----0-----|----------------------------| |----------------------------|--4--------------4-----2----| My brother's rifle Went off in my hand / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------2--3--------------|-----------0--2-------------| |-------4--------------------|--------2-------------------| |----2--------------2-----0--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |----------------2-----------|--0--------------0-----4----| |-0--------------------4-----|----------------------------| A shot rang out Across the land / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------0--2--------------|----------------------------| |-------3--------------------|----------------------------| |----2--------------2-----2--|-----------1--2-----2-----2-| |-0--------------0-----------|--------4--------------0----| |----------------------2-----|-----4----------------------| |----------------------------|--2--------------2----------| The horse he kept running The rider was dead / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----------------------------|-----------0--2-------------| |----------0--2--------------|--------3-------------------| |-------2-----------2-----2--|-----2--------------2-----2-| |----2-----------------------|--0--------------0----------| |-0--------------0-----------|-----------------------2----| |----------------------2-----|----------------------------| I hung my head I hung my head I've only had the album for two weeks, so this might be a little bit innacurate, feel free to make corrections to this piece.