Lightning Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Drone and guitar]
[G][C]
[G][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]These four walls of Far[C]nworth
[G]Are closin' in on me[C]
[G]My final meal's ove[C]r
[G]They're gonna set me fre[C]e
I can feel the fire's a [G]burnin'
As the [C]devil guards my [G]door
I hit my [C]knees in search [G]of [Am]Jesus
On a [C]cold [D]jailhouse [G]floor

[Chorus 1]
Lord, now I'm sing[G]in'
[C]"Get me out of her[G]e"[C]
I see the preacher's eyes
As my [G]daughter cries
When they [Am]strap me in this [D]chair
Lord, I hope she for[G]gives [C]me
For livin' [G]my life this [C]way
To[G]night I ride the lightning
To my [D]final judgment [G]day[C]

[Verse 2]
[G]Every life owe[C]s a death
[G]That's what the Bible say[C]s
[G]I owe mine to thi[C]s state
For shoot[G]in' that boy to [C]death
A liquor store at[G]tendant
He was [C]reachin' for his [G]gun
Now his [C]Momma sits [G]there [Am]smilin'
As the [C]boss [D]yells "Roll on, [G]one"

[Chorus 2]
Now I'm [G]singin'
[C]"Get me out of her[G]e"
[C]I see the preacher's eyes
As my [G]daughter cries
And they [Am]strap me in this [D]chair
Lord, I hope she for[G]gives me
[C]For leavin' her[G] this way[C]
To[G]night I ride the lightning
To my [D]final restin' [C]place

[Bridge 1]
[Bm]A hungry blue eyed baby [C]cryin'
Made me [G]rob that store
[Bm]An' as that boy lay ther[C]e dyin'
I dropped my [G]pistol on the floor
Yeah, I'd take it [C]all back
but there's nothin' [G]I can do
They've covered [Am]my face
An' the order's [G]gone through
As the [C]boss yells "Roll on, two"

[Verse 3]
Now I'm [G]flyin'
[C]Up an' out of her[G]e
[C]I close my eyes an' slo[G]wly rise
Let [Am]my body leave this chair
[D]Lord, I hope you forgiv[G]e me
[C]For livin' my [G]life this way
[C]Yeah, tonig[G]ht I ride the lightning
To my [D]final restin' [C]place

[Outro 1]
[G]These four walls of Far[C]nworth
[G]Are closin' in on me[C]