G
Well they're building a gallows outside my cell
D7
I've got 25 minutes to go
And the whole town's waiting just to hear me yell
G
I got 24 minutes to go
Well they gave me some beans for my last meal
D7
I got 23 minutes to go
But nobody ask me how I feel
G
I got 22 minutes to go
Well I sent for the governor and the whole darn bunch
D7
With 21 minutes to go
And I called up the mayor but he's out to lunch
G
I got 20 more minutes to go
Then the sheriff said boy I'm gonna watch you die
D7
With 19 minutes to go
So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye
G
With 18 minutes to go
Now here comes the preacher for to save my soul
D7
With 13 minutes to go
And he's talking bout burning but I'm so cold
G
And I got 12 more minutes to go
Now they're testing the trap and it chills my spine
D7
With 11 more minutes to go
And the trap and the rope oh they work just fine
G
Got 10 more minutes to go
Well I'm waiting for the pardon that'll set me free
D7
With 9 more minutes to go
But this ain't the movies so forget about me
G
Got 8 more minutes to go
With my feet on the trap and my head in the noose
D7
5 more minutes to go
Won't somebody come and cut me loose
G
Got 4 more minutes to go
I can see the mountains I can see the sky
D7
3 more minutes to go
And it's too darn pretty for a man to wanna die
G
I got 2 more minutes to go
I can see the buzzards I can hear the crows
D7
1 more minute to go
And now I'm swinging
And here I go-o-o-o
