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Intro 1
(D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 1
Beggin' (D major) God for mercy
from a (G major) little concrete cell,
(A major) Said a convicted man
in the (D major) Georgia state jail.
His hands are bound by chains
and there's (G major) shackles on his feet.
this (A major) man was sentenced to die
by a jury (D major) in 93
and now the day has come
for that (G major) sentence to be carried out
so (A major) many things are on his mind
but only (D major) one he thinks about
the life he took away
on that (G major) awful summer night
why he (A major) never saw
that little child rid (D major) ing on her bike
stumbling out (D minor) of the bar
(D major) he got in his car (G major) and drove away.
He crashed (A major) into a light post
and (D major) killed her right away.
Crowds of people gathered round
staring at (G major) the awful sight.
The (A major) little girl was lying still
as her (D major) mother held her tight.
He saw her broken body
but didn't real (G major) ize what he'd done.
Too (A major) many drinks of beer and wine
had made (D major) his mind grow numb.
His (D minor) thoughts were interrupted
(D major) by the (G major) opening of the door.
They (A major) read his final rites
and he just stared (D major) at the empty floor.
He knew he'd never be forgiven
for a (G major) crime such as this.
A (A major) home for him in heaven
he knew (D major) would not exist.
so the (D minor) guards they (D major) came and took him
to the (G major) room where he would die
and they (A major) strapped him to the chair
before many (D major) a watchful eye
gathered in that room
there was the vic (G major) tim's family
they'd (A major) come to see this man
receive his (D major) fi nal penalty
and sit (D minor) ting right in front
(D major) there was the mother (G major) of this child
weeping (A major) for her baby in (D major) Sarah
nearly wild and in her arms
he saw the face of that (G major) little girl again
in a (A major) picture taken weeks before
she'd (D major) reached the age of 10
her (D minor) eyes were full of life
(D major) then not the (G major) emptiness of death
that (A major) wasn't how he'd seen them
when he (D major) crawled out from that wreck
And on her face there was (D minor) a smile
(D major) to which no (G major) angel could compare.
There (A major) was no blood upon her face
or (D major) in her golden hair.
The (D minor) life he took away that night
no one here (G major) can ever replace.
And (A major) never again
will no one see her (D minor) little smil (D major) ing face.
For his sinful way of living
this man now (G major) must pay the price.
for a (A major) tragic mistake he made
just once had (D major) brought him here tonight.
(D minor) His head was covered slowly
(D major) and the (G major) warden threw the switch.
The (Asus4) people smelled (A major) the burning flesh
and they (D major) watched his (D minor) body twitch.
(D major) They pro (D minor) nounced him dead at 12 a .m.
and they (G major) prayed there for a while
for this (A major) man was put to death
because he killed his only child. (D major)
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The Execution
Joey Allcorn
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