Chords for Eric Church - Lightning (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
122.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[E]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
These four [Eb] walls of Farnworth are [Bb] closing in on [Eb]
me
My [Bb] final meal [Eb] is over and [Bb]
they're gonna set [Eb] me free
I can feel the fires [Bb]
burning as [Eb] the devil guards my [Bb] door
I hit [Eb] my knees in search of Jesus on a cold [F] [Bb] jailhouse floor
Lord, now I'm singing, [Eb]
get me out [Bb] of here [F]
[Eb] I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When they [Cm] strap me in this [F] chair Lord, I hope she [Bb] forgives me for [Eb] [Bb] living my
life this way [Eb]
Tonight [Bb] I ride the lightning to my [F] final
judgment [Bb] day [Eb]
[Bb] Every life [Eb] owes a debt, [Bb]
that's what the Bible
[Eb] says [Bb] I owe [Eb] mine to this state for [Bb] shooting that
boy [Eb] to death A liquor store [Bb] attendant, he was [Eb] reaching
for [Bb] his gun Now [Eb] his mama sits [Gm] there [Cm] smiling [Eb] as the ball
sheds [F] Roll [Bb] on, on
[Eb] And now [Bb] I'm singing, [F] [Eb] get me out of [Bb] here [F] [Eb]
I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When [Cm] they strap me in [F] this chair Lord, I hope [Bb] she forgives me [Eb]
for [Bb] living her
life this way [Eb] [Bb]
Tonight I ride the lightning to my [F] final
rest [Eb] day A [Dm] hungry blue-eyed [Eb] baby crying made me [Bb]
rob
that store
[Dm] And as that boy [Eb] lay there dying I dropped
[Bb] my pistol on the floor Yeah, [Eb] I take it all back, but there's nothing
[Bb] I can do They've [Cm] covered my face and [Gm] the order's gone
[Bb] through As [Eb] the ball sheds roll on through
Now [Bb] I'm flying
[Eb] up a [Bb] knife
[Eb] I [Bb] close my eyes and slowly rise
[Eb] Let my body leave this [F] chair Lord, I hope [Bb] you forgive me
[Eb] [Bb] for living my life
this way [Eb]
Yeah, [Bb] tonight I'll ride the lightning to my
[F] final
[Bb]
rest day These four walls [Eb] have fallen, [Bb]
closing in on [Eb] me
[Bb]
[N]
[E]
[Fm]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
These four [Eb] walls of Farnworth are [Bb] closing in on [Eb]
me
My [Bb] final meal [Eb] is over and [Bb]
they're gonna set [Eb] me free
I can feel the fires [Bb]
burning as [Eb] the devil guards my [Bb] door
I hit [Eb] my knees in search of Jesus on a cold [F] [Bb] jailhouse floor
Lord, now I'm singing, [Eb]
get me out [Bb] of here [F]
[Eb] I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When they [Cm] strap me in this [F] chair Lord, I hope she [Bb] forgives me for [Eb] [Bb] living my
life this way [Eb]
Tonight [Bb] I ride the lightning to my [F] final
judgment [Bb] day [Eb]
[Bb] Every life [Eb] owes a debt, [Bb]
that's what the Bible
[Eb] says [Bb] I owe [Eb] mine to this state for [Bb] shooting that
boy [Eb] to death A liquor store [Bb] attendant, he was [Eb] reaching
for [Bb] his gun Now [Eb] his mama sits [Gm] there [Cm] smiling [Eb] as the ball
sheds [F] Roll [Bb] on, on
[Eb] And now [Bb] I'm singing, [F] [Eb] get me out of [Bb] here [F] [Eb]
I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When [Cm] they strap me in [F] this chair Lord, I hope [Bb] she forgives me [Eb]
for [Bb] living her
life this way [Eb] [Bb]
Tonight I ride the lightning to my [F] final
rest [Eb] day A [Dm] hungry blue-eyed [Eb] baby crying made me [Bb]
rob
that store
[Dm] And as that boy [Eb] lay there dying I dropped
[Bb] my pistol on the floor Yeah, [Eb] I take it all back, but there's nothing
[Bb] I can do They've [Cm] covered my face and [Gm] the order's gone
[Bb] through As [Eb] the ball sheds roll on through
Now [Bb] I'm flying
[Eb] up a [Bb] knife
[Eb] I [Bb] close my eyes and slowly rise
[Eb] Let my body leave this [F] chair Lord, I hope [Bb] you forgive me
[Eb] [Bb] for living my life
this way [Eb]
Yeah, [Bb] tonight I'll ride the lightning to my
[F] final
[Bb]
rest day These four walls [Eb] have fallen, [Bb]
closing in on [Eb] me
[Bb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Cm
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
These four _ [Eb] walls of Farnworth are _ [Bb] _ _ closing in on [Eb]
me
My _ _ [Bb] _ final meal [Eb] is over and _ [Bb] _
they're gonna set [Eb] me free _
I can feel the fires [Bb]
burning _ as [Eb] the devil guards my [Bb] door
I hit [Eb] my knees in search of Jesus _ on a cold [F] _ _ [Bb] jailhouse floor
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, now I'm singing, _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ get me out [Bb] of here _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When they [Cm] strap me in this [F] chair Lord, I hope she [Bb] forgives me _ for [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] living my
life this way _ [Eb] _
Tonight _ [Bb] _ I ride the lightning _ to my [F] final _
judgment [Bb] day _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Every life [Eb] owes a debt, _ _ [Bb] _
that's what the Bible
_ [Eb] _ says _ _ [Bb] _ I owe [Eb] mine to this state for [Bb] shooting that
boy [Eb] to death A _ _ _ liquor store [Bb] attendant, _ _ he was [Eb] reaching
for [Bb] his gun _ Now [Eb] his mama sits [Gm] there [Cm] smiling _ _ [Eb] as the ball
sheds [F] Roll [Bb] on, on _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] And now [Bb] I'm singing, [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ get me out of [Bb] here _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When [Cm] they strap me in [F] this chair Lord, I hope [Bb] she forgives me _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ for [Bb] living her
life this way _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Tonight I ride the lightning to my [F] _ final
rest [Eb] day A _ _ _ [Dm] _ hungry blue-eyed [Eb] baby crying made me [Bb]
rob
that store _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ And as that boy [Eb] lay there dying I dropped
[Bb] my pistol _ on the floor _ _ _ Yeah, [Eb] I take it all back, but there's nothing
[Bb] I can do _ They've [Cm] covered my face and [Gm] the order's gone
[Bb] through As [Eb] the ball sheds roll on through _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now [Bb] I'm flying _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ up a [Bb] knife _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I [Bb] close my eyes and slowly rise
_ [Eb] Let my body leave this [F] chair _ Lord, I hope [Bb] you forgive me _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] for living my life
this way _ [Eb] _
Yeah, [Bb] tonight I'll ride the lightning _ to my
_ [F] final _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ rest day These four walls [Eb] have fallen, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
closing in on [Eb] me _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
These four _ [Eb] walls of Farnworth are _ [Bb] _ _ closing in on [Eb]
me
My _ _ [Bb] _ final meal [Eb] is over and _ [Bb] _
they're gonna set [Eb] me free _
I can feel the fires [Bb]
burning _ as [Eb] the devil guards my [Bb] door
I hit [Eb] my knees in search of Jesus _ on a cold [F] _ _ [Bb] jailhouse floor
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, now I'm singing, _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ get me out [Bb] of here _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When they [Cm] strap me in this [F] chair Lord, I hope she [Bb] forgives me _ for [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] living my
life this way _ [Eb] _
Tonight _ [Bb] _ I ride the lightning _ to my [F] final _
judgment [Bb] day _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Every life [Eb] owes a debt, _ _ [Bb] _
that's what the Bible
_ [Eb] _ says _ _ [Bb] _ I owe [Eb] mine to this state for [Bb] shooting that
boy [Eb] to death A _ _ _ liquor store [Bb] attendant, _ _ he was [Eb] reaching
for [Bb] his gun _ Now [Eb] his mama sits [Gm] there [Cm] smiling _ _ [Eb] as the ball
sheds [F] Roll [Bb] on, on _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] And now [Bb] I'm singing, [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ get me out of [Bb] here _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ I see the preacher's eyes as my [Bb] daughter cries
When [Cm] they strap me in [F] this chair Lord, I hope [Bb] she forgives me _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ for [Bb] living her
life this way _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Tonight I ride the lightning to my [F] _ final
rest [Eb] day A _ _ _ [Dm] _ hungry blue-eyed [Eb] baby crying made me [Bb]
rob
that store _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ And as that boy [Eb] lay there dying I dropped
[Bb] my pistol _ on the floor _ _ _ Yeah, [Eb] I take it all back, but there's nothing
[Bb] I can do _ They've [Cm] covered my face and [Gm] the order's gone
[Bb] through As [Eb] the ball sheds roll on through _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now [Bb] I'm flying _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ up a [Bb] knife _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I [Bb] close my eyes and slowly rise
_ [Eb] Let my body leave this [F] chair _ Lord, I hope [Bb] you forgive me _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] for living my life
this way _ [Eb] _
Yeah, [Bb] tonight I'll ride the lightning _ to my
_ [F] final _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ rest day These four walls [Eb] have fallen, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
closing in on [Eb] me _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _