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I Hung My Head

Sting

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Subject: Sting, I Hung My Head Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 17:30:36 -0000 From: Earthman ---------------------------------| ----I Hung My Head by Sting.-----| -From the album Mercury Falling.- --------------------------------- This song is in 9/8 time, but having said that the guitar part is straight eighth notes all the way through, so it's not tricky at all once you get used to the groove of it. Capo on 1st fret. All fret positions relative to capo. Chord names shown as sounded with capo. Intro: Bb Eb G Eb F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2---------| C |------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|----3-------------| Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-| Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-------| Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|--------------4---| F |--------------2---|------------------|2---------2-------|------------------| Repeat. Verse 1: Bb Eb G Eb F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2---------| C |------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|----3-------------| Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-| Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-------| Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|--------------4---| F |--------------2---|------------------|2---------2-------|------------------| Early one morning with time to kill I borrowed Jeb's and sat on the hill rifle Bb Eb G Eb F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2---------| C |------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|----3-------------| Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-| Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-------| Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|--------------4---| F |--------------2---|------------------|2---------2-------|------------------| I saw a lone rider crossing the plain I drew a bead on to practice my aim him Cm Fadd4/A Fadd4 Bb F |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| C |------2-3---------|------2-3---------|------2-3---------|------0-2---2---2-| Ab|----4-------4---4-|----4-------4---4-|----4-------4---4-|----2-------------| Eb|--4---------------|--2---------------|--2---------------|--2---------------| Bb|2---------2---0---|------------------|------------------|0---------0---2---| F |------------------|4---------4---2---|0---------4---0---|------------------| My brother's rifle went off in my a shot rang out across the land hand Eb G Bb Eb F |------0-2---------|------------------|------------------|------0-2---------| C |----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-| Ab|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------| Eb|0---------0-------|----4---------0---|--2---------------|0---------0-------| Bb|--------------2---|--4---------------|0---------0-------|--------------2---| F |------------------|2---------2-------|--------------2---|------------------| The horse he kept the rider was dead I hung my head I hung my head running That's it for the guitar. It just repeats the intro between verses, and repeats the last two bars of the verse at the end of verses 2-4. Verse 2. 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 my why had I run And then it came to me just what I had done And all for no reason, just one piece of lead I hung my head, Ihung my head. Verse 3. 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'll 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. Verse 4. 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 And 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.
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