A CONDEMNED MAN AmJudge (x02210@1)said, "Son, you better say your prayers F (133211@1) EGot (022100@1)a noose that fits you and some gallow stairs Am (x02210@1) Am/G (302210@1) EAnd (022100@1)by this time tomorrow you won't be alive Am (x02210@1) Am/G (302210@1) FSoon (133211@1)we'll be giving you 10,000 volts" E (022100@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I said, "Make that twenty five" The firing squad have got me right in their sights Got me strapped up tightly with some dynamite And I hear the executioner has got a brand new kink He's giving me cyanide to breathe and strychnine to drink F (133211@1) C/B (x2555x@1)AmSo (x02210@1)dress me in chains and bind me in shackles F (133211@1) C/B (x2555x@1)AmThe (x02210@1)last thing you'll hear is my cold hearted cackle F (133211@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GThe (320003@1)last thing you'll see is my twisted leer C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)a condemned man and I'll never get out of here G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)searchlight's sweeping up from the prison tower G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) F (133211@1) CThe (x32010@1)clock is creeping up to the midnight hour G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1) COutside (x32010@1)they're wailing, "Repent, repent, repent, and believe" C7 (x32310@1) F (133211@1) EThere's (022100@1)a telephone ringing but no chance of reprieve AmAll (x02210@1)you straight shooters and God fearing dolts Am (x02210@1) Am/G (302210@1) F (133211@1) ECan (022100@1)be scared rigid by electrical volts F (133211@1)C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)I can't be killed by any regular means C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) AmOr (x02210@1)I'll come back to haunt you and visit your dreams
