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