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A Condemned Man by Elvis Costello
A Condemned Man
Am
Judge said, "Son, you better say your prayers
F E
Got a noose that fits you and some gallow stairs
Am Am/G E
And by this time tomorrow you won't be alive
Am Am/G F
Soon we'll be giving you 10,000 volts"
E Am
And 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 C/B Am
So dress me in chains and bind me in shackles
F C/B Am
The last thing you'll hear is my cold hearted cackle
F C/B Am D G
The last thing you'll see is my twisted leer
C C7 F E Am
I'm a condemned man and I'll never get out of here
G D F C
The searchlight's sweeping up from the prison tower
G D F C
The clock is creeping up to the midnight hour
G D F F F C
Outside they're wailing, "Repent, repent, repent, and believe"
C7 F E
There's a telephone ringing but no chance of reprieve
Am
All you straight shooters and God fearing dolts
Am Am/G F E
Can be scared rigid by electrical volts
F C/B Am D G
But I can't be killed by any regular means
C C7 F E Am
Or I'll come back to haunt you and visit your dreams
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