The Chair Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]All[C] ni[G]ght[C] lo[G]ng [C]I t[G]ried[C]
but couldn't [G]sleep[C].[G][C][G]
Tried to be a [C]man, tried not [G]to weep.
[C]Now I hear [D]the turning of the [G]key,
Silently, [C]the guard motions
[G]to me.[C][G][C][G]
Now real[C]ize the end is
[G]near[C][G][C][G]
And I find I can[C]'t control my [G]fear.
[C]As I pass [D]the guard, I start to [G]cry,
And [C]I whisper, "I don't want [G]to die!"
[C]Then from death row comes a whisper,
[F]"Charlie, be a [D]man."
And I scream, "Just wait till your turn,
[G]then see if you can!"

[Verse 2]
Down the hall they [C]push and
carry [G]me.[C][G][C][G]
Blind with fright and [C]tears
won't let me [G]see.
[C]Through a door and the[D]n
I stop and [G]stare,
'cause I see [C]it, there it is,
[G]THE CHAIR.[E]
[A]Then they strap me [D]in and
turn to [A]leave,[D][A]
And the prison [D]chaplain says [A]"Believe,
[D]Faith in God will [E]cause him to [A]forgive."
I have faith, [D]but still I want to [A]live.
[D]Suddenly, I'm paralyzed,
[G]this must be the end.
My [E]body jerks and trembles as
[A]they turn it on again.
Quickly as it [D]came, the pain is [A]gone.
I hear music,
[D]someone sings a [A]song.[D]
Suddenly I [E]seem to float
through [A]air.
Something's wrong 'cause
[D]I'm still in THE[A] CHAIR.
In the room there's [D]hardly any [A]light,
[D][A][D][A]
Now I see a [D]doctor dressed in [A]white.
[D]I hear every w[E]ord, it's plainly s[A]aid.
Did I hear them [D]say,
"This man is [A]dead?"[G]
Did I hear them say,
"This man is [A]dead?

[Outro 1]
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