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