Kill That Man

C Em Dm Am G

[Verse]
C                               Em
’Im gonna make that final walk, down that wretched lonesome hallway
Dm                                   Am                  G
Gonna take my final meal before they sit me in the chair
C                            Em
Gonna have some preacher man who’ve I’ve never known before
Dm                               Am
Take me by the hand and tell me I’ll soon walk with Jesus

[Chorus]
G                Am
When I kill that man
G                C
When I kill that man
Dm
I’ll get up on the stand
          Am
Tell them all just how I planned

G            Am
To kill that man
G            C
To kill that man
Dm
The judge he will command
    Am                    G            C
And I’ll ride off to the land of no return

[Verse]
C                                  Em
My mother will be there, with her quiet understanding
Dm                                      Am
My brothers will be there, with their judging eyes of stone
C                                   Em
My father will be there, wondering what he could have done to change
      Dm                                      Am
This change his son who finally broke, and just reached out and had to choke

[Chorus]
G                Am
When I kill that man
G                C
When I kill that man
Dm
I’ll get up on the stand

          Am
Tell them all just how I planned
G            Am
To kill that man
G            C
To kill that man
Dm
The judge he will command
       Am
And my soul will leave this land

Dm                                      Am
The warden will glance at the phone and watch to give the signal
E                                 Dm
Waiting for the call that we both know will never come
Dm                                  Am
The witnesses will look away, as my body starts to tremble
E
Then I’ll lose all restriction as my spirit leaves this shell

[Chorus]
G                Am
When I kill that man
G                C
When I kill that man
Dm
I’ll get up on the stand

          Am
Tell them all just how I planned
G            Am
To kill that man
G            C
To kill that man
Dm
The judge he will command
  Am                       G          C
And I’ll ride off to the land of no return