Capo 3rd fret
Intro
G Gmaj7 C/G 2x with chords as follows
G -3X003X
Gmaj7-3X403X
C/G -3X201X
G Gmaj7 C/G
These four walls of Farnworth
G Gmaj7 C/G
Are closin' in on me
G Gmaj7 C/G
My final meal is over
G Gmaj7 C/G
They're gonna to set me free
C G
I can feel the fires burning
C G
As the devil guards my door
C Am
I hit my knees in search of Jesus
C D G
On a cold jailhouse floor
G Gmaj7 C/G
Lord now I'm singin'
G Gmaj7 C/G
Get me out of here
C
I see the preacher's eyes
G/B
As my daughter cries
Am D
When they strap me in this chair
G Gmaj7 C
Lord I hope she forgives me
G Gmaj7 C
For livin' my life this way
G
Tonight I'll ride the lightning
D G Gmaj7 C/G
To my final judgement day
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_church/lightning_crd.html ]
G Gmaj7 C/G
Every life owes a death
G Gmaj7 C/G
That's what the Bible says
G Gmaj7 C/G
I owe mine to this state
G Gmaj7 C/G
For shootin' that boy to death
C G
A liquor store attendant
C G
He was reachin' for his gun
C Am
Now his mama sits there smilin'
C D G
As the boss yells, Roll on one
G Gmaj7 C
And now I'm singin'
G Gmaj7 C
Get me out of here
C
I see the preacher's eyes
G/B
As my daughter cries
Am D
When they strap me in this chair
G Gmaj7 C
I hope she forgives me
G Gmaj7 C
For leavin' her this way
G
Tonight I'll ride the lightining
D C
To my final resting place
Bm C
A hungry blue-eyed baby cryin'
G
Made me rob that store
Bm C
And as that boy lay there dyin'
G
I dropped my pistol on the floor
C
Yeah I'd take it all back
G/B
But there's nothin' I can do
Am
They've covered my face
G/B
And the order's gone through
C
As the boss yells, Roll on two
G Gmaj7 C
Now I'm flyin'
G Gmaj7 C
up and out of here
C G/B
I close my eyes and slowly rise
Am D
Let my body leave this chair
G Gmaj7 C
Lord I hope you forgive me
G Gmaj7 C
For livin' my life this way
G
Tonight I ride the lightning
D C
To my final resting place
G Gmaj7 C/G
These four walls of Farnworth
G Gmaj7 C/G G
Are closin' in on me
