[G                                                      D]
Well they're building a gallows outside my cell I've got 25 minutes to go
[D                                                      G]
And the whole town's waitin' just to hear me yell I've got 24 minutes to go


[G                                                      D]
Well they gave me some beans for my last meal I've got 23 minutes to go
[D                                                      G]
But nobody asked me how I feel I've got 22 minutes to go
[G                                                      D]
Well I sent for the governor and the whole dern bunch with 21 minutes to go
[D                                                      G]
And I sent for the mayor but he's out to lunch I've got 20 more minutes to go
[G                                                      D]
Then the sheriff said boy I gonna watch you die got 19 minutes to go
[D                                                      G]
So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye got 18 minutes to go

[Bb                                                           F]
Now hear comes the preacher for to save my soul with 13 minutes to go
[F                                                           Bb]
And he's talking bout' burnin' but I'm so cold I've 12 more minutes to go
[Bb                                                           F]
Now they're testin' the trap and it chills my spine 11 more minutes to go
[F                                                           Bb]
And the trap and the rope aw they work just fine got 10 more minutes to go
[Bb                                                           F]
Well I'm waitin' on the pardon that'll set me free with 9 more minutes to go
[F                                                           Bb]
But this is for real so forget about me got 8 more minutes to go

[C                                                            G]
With my feet on the trap and my head on the noose got 5 more minutes to go
[G                                                            C]
Won't somebody come and cut me loose with 4 more minutes to go
[C                                                            G]
I can see the mountains I can see the skies with 3 more minutes to go
[G                                                            C]
And it's to dern pretty for a man that don't want to die 2 more minutes to go
[C                                                            G]
I can see the buzzards I can hear the crows 1 more minute to go
                               [G]
And now I'm swingin' and here I go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!