Lightning


Drop D Capo 8 All Chords are as followed D 000232 D/C# 040232 D/F# 4x0232 G/B 020033 G 5x005x G/f# 4x005x Em 222000 A x02230 A7 x02030 (end of chorus only) Fm 133111 Intro (Slightly palm muted) D D/C# G/B Verse 1(Slightly Palm muted) D D/C# G/B These four walls of Farnworth D D/C# G/B Are closin' in on me D D/C# G/B My final meal is over D D/C# G/B They're gonna set me free G D I can feel the fire's a burnin' G D As the devil guards my door G G/f# Em I hit my knees in search of Jesus G A D On a cold jailhouse floor Chorus 1 D D/C# G/B Lord, now I'm singin' D D/C# G/B Get me out of here G I see the preacher's eyes G/f# As my daughter cries Em A When they strap me in this chair D D/C# G/B Lord, I hope she forgives me D D/F# G For livin' my life this way D Tonight I ride the lightning A7 To my final judgment day Verse 2 Every life owes a death That's what the Bible says I owe mine to this state For shootin' that boy to death A liquor store attendant He was reachin' for his gun Now his Momma sits there smilin' As the boss yells Roll on one Chorus 2 And now I'm singin' Get me out of here I see the preacher's eyes As my daughter cries When they strap me in this chair Lord I hope she forgives me For leaving her this way Tonight I ride the lightning To my final restin' place Bridge Fm G A hungry blue eyed baby cryin' D (G/B D G/B) Made me rob that store Fm G An' as that boy lay there dyin' D (G/B D G/B) I dropped my pistol on the floor G G/f# Yeah, I'd take it all back but there's nothin' I can do Em They've covered my face G/f# An' the order's gone through G As the boss yells Roll on, two Final Chorus (Slightly Palm muted) Now I'm flyin' Up an' out of here I close my eyes an' slowly rise Let my body leave this chair Lord I hope you forgive me For livin' my life this way D Yeah, tonight I ride the lightning G A7 G G/F# G G/f# To my final restin' place These four walls of Farnworth Are closin' in on me