Key: Bb major
Intro 1
[Drone and guitar]
F#
B
F#
B
Verse 1
F#
B
These four walls of Farnworth
F#
B
Are closin' in on me
F#
B
My final meal's over
F#
B
They're gonna set me free
F#
I can feel the fire's a burnin'
B
F#
As the devil guards my door
B
F#
G#m
I hit my knees in search of Jesus
B
C#
F#
On a cold jailhouse floor
Chorus 1
F#
Lord, now I'm singin'
B
F#
B
"Get me out of here"
I see the preacher's eyes
F#
As my daughter cries
G#m
C#
When they strap me in this chair
F#
B
Lord, I hope she forgives me
F#
B
For livin' my life this way
F#
Tonight I ride the lightning
C#
F#
B
To my final judgment day
Verse 2
F#
B
Every life owes a death
F#
B
That's what the Bible says
F#
B
I owe mine to this state
F#
B
For shootin' that boy to death
F#
A liquor store attendant
B
F#
He was reachin' for his gun
B
F#
G#m
Now his Momma sits there smilin'
B
C#
F#
As the boss yells "Roll on, one"
Chorus 2
F#
Now I'm singin'
B
F#
"Get me out of here"
B
I see the preacher's eyes
F#
As my daughter cries
G#m
C#
And they strap me in this chair
F#
Lord, I hope she forgives me
B
F#
B
For leavin' her this way
F#
Tonight I ride the lightning
C#
B
To my final restin' place
Bridge 1
A#m
B
A hungry blue eyed baby cryin'
F#
Made me rob that store
A#m
B
An' as that boy lay there dyin'
F#
I dropped my pistol on the floor
B
Yeah, I'd take it all back
F#
but there's nothin' I can do
G#m
They've covered my face
F#
An' the order's gone through
B
As the boss yells "Roll on, two"
Verse 3
F#
Now I'm flyin'
B
F#
Up an' out of here
B
F#
I close my eyes an' slowly rise
G#m
Let my body leave this chair
C#
F#
Lord, I hope you forgive me
B
F#
For livin' my life this way
B
F#
Yeah, tonight I ride the lightning
C#
B
To my final restin' place
Outro 1
F#
B
These four walls of Farnworth
F#
B
Are closin' in on me
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