I Hung My Head Tab

by Johnny Cash
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014
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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.
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4 comments
tman4000
dude....no...it sucks....like a frickin' dyson dude....
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DieWithHonor
it's sting's version. very misleading.
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maguri
Time signature is 9/8 here. Is that Sting's original version? Cash has it four to the bar.
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