Chords for Death Row Blues
Tempo:
146.55 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
On death row,
[D] I'm waiting to [A] go, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm waiting [A] to die.
[D]
Now [A] Comex pleaded guilty to being alive.
[A] His mother begged the governor, [D] let her be [A] by his side, and had me some problems [D] down
in Mexico land, because I was giving it to Uncle Sam, and [A]
I [D] don't know my name [D] anymore,
because it's not the [A] same [D] anymore.
[A]
[B] [D]
My [A] kids said, Daddy, [C] what's in the will?
[D] I need to know [E] before you are killed, and [A] I'm [D] on death [A] row, [D] waiting to [A]
go.
[A]
[D] I said, [A]
[D] I'm on death [A]
row, [D] I'm waiting [A] to go,
[D] I'm waiting [A] to die.
[D] Well, [Am] I'm working on the [G] road gang [D] outside the county jail, and [A] it's a life for the [D] innocent,
but for a man, this ain't half as bad as hell.
[A] I saw Charlie's [D] eyes kneeling by my bed, [A] and the Reverend Jim [D] Jones was giving him head,
and [A] I had no soul, [D] and I'm dreaming, and [A] I saw another [D] man, and I started to scream that
[A]
[D] I'm on death [A]
row, [D] and I'm waiting to [A]
go, yeah, I'm waiting to die.
I said, [A]
[D] I'm on death [A] row,
[D] I'm waiting to [A] go,
[D] yeah, I'm waiting to die.
[A] [D] Well, I don't remember much [A] about the trial, but they said the judge's daughter [D] was just
a child, and it got real quiet when he commenced to pray, and the man said, Boy, you got anything to say?
I said, a guy's done told me [D] I'm a mutant on the loose, oh, [E] I'm sitting in a chair,
[D] I'm waiting on the news, [E] gotta deal with the devil to get myself free, I'm down on my [D] knees
cause [E] [D] I'm on death [A] row, [D] I'm waiting to [A] go, I'm waiting to [E] die.
Bye, bye, [D] baby.
What's the point of [A] my life, baby?
Say what I say, I'm on death [E] row,
[D] I'm waiting to go, yeah, I'm waiting to [E] die.
That's right, [D] [A] I'm getting ready to go, bye, [D] bye.
[E] Yeah, you know, one night, [D]
[A] about three nights ago, I was down by Route 128, down by [D]
[A] Otahe
Volkswagen with no second gear, we got the mighty 1090 [E] Huggy Boy Show on the radio, I
got my [D] radio [A] on, and I'm there with my number one girl in the back seat with my pants at
my knees, [D] cause [A] I ain't got no disease, baby, and I said, huh.
You know, when Huggy Boy comes on, he says, Mojo, special announcement up in San Quentin,
you know, they shaved his head, you know, they greased his temples up, they locked him
in the chair, you know, they got him ready for Freddie, man, [G] [A] you know, they got [D] six witnesses,
[E] and the governor says, uh-uh, this [D] is it, [A] and the man says, I don't, [N] I don't.
[A]
[D]
[A]
On death row,
[D] I'm waiting to [A] go, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm waiting [A] to die.
[D]
Now [A] Comex pleaded guilty to being alive.
[A] His mother begged the governor, [D] let her be [A] by his side, and had me some problems [D] down
in Mexico land, because I was giving it to Uncle Sam, and [A]
I [D] don't know my name [D] anymore,
because it's not the [A] same [D] anymore.
[A]
[B] [D]
My [A] kids said, Daddy, [C] what's in the will?
[D] I need to know [E] before you are killed, and [A] I'm [D] on death [A] row, [D] waiting to [A]
go.
[A]
[D] I said, [A]
[D] I'm on death [A]
row, [D] I'm waiting [A] to go,
[D] I'm waiting [A] to die.
[D] Well, [Am] I'm working on the [G] road gang [D] outside the county jail, and [A] it's a life for the [D] innocent,
but for a man, this ain't half as bad as hell.
[A] I saw Charlie's [D] eyes kneeling by my bed, [A] and the Reverend Jim [D] Jones was giving him head,
and [A] I had no soul, [D] and I'm dreaming, and [A] I saw another [D] man, and I started to scream that
[A]
[D] I'm on death [A]
row, [D] and I'm waiting to [A]
go, yeah, I'm waiting to die.
I said, [A]
[D] I'm on death [A] row,
[D] I'm waiting to [A] go,
[D] yeah, I'm waiting to die.
[A] [D] Well, I don't remember much [A] about the trial, but they said the judge's daughter [D] was just
a child, and it got real quiet when he commenced to pray, and the man said, Boy, you got anything to say?
I said, a guy's done told me [D] I'm a mutant on the loose, oh, [E] I'm sitting in a chair,
[D] I'm waiting on the news, [E] gotta deal with the devil to get myself free, I'm down on my [D] knees
cause [E] [D] I'm on death [A] row, [D] I'm waiting to [A] go, I'm waiting to [E] die.
Bye, bye, [D] baby.
What's the point of [A] my life, baby?
Say what I say, I'm on death [E] row,
[D] I'm waiting to go, yeah, I'm waiting to [E] die.
That's right, [D] [A] I'm getting ready to go, bye, [D] bye.
[E] Yeah, you know, one night, [D]
[A] about three nights ago, I was down by Route 128, down by [D]
[A] Otahe
Volkswagen with no second gear, we got the mighty 1090 [E] Huggy Boy Show on the radio, I
got my [D] radio [A] on, and I'm there with my number one girl in the back seat with my pants at
my knees, [D] cause [A] I ain't got no disease, baby, and I said, huh.
You know, when Huggy Boy comes on, he says, Mojo, special announcement up in San Quentin,
you know, they shaved his head, you know, they greased his temples up, they locked him
in the chair, you know, they got him ready for Freddie, man, [G] [A] you know, they got [D] six witnesses,
[E] and the governor says, uh-uh, this [D] is it, [A] and the man says, I don't, [N] I don't.
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_ On death row, _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ I'm waiting to [A] go, _ _ _ [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm waiting [A] to _ die.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ Now [A] Comex pleaded guilty to being _ alive.
[A] His mother begged the governor, [D] let her be [A] by his side, and had me some problems [D] down
in _ Mexico land, because I was giving it to _ _ Uncle Sam, and [A]
I _ _ _ [D] _ don't know my _ _ name _ [D] anymore,
_ because it's not the [A] same _ _ [D] anymore.
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_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
My [A] kids said, Daddy, [C] what's in the will?
_ [D] I need to know [E] before you are killed, and [A] _ I'm _ _ _ [D] on death [A] _ row, _ [D] _ _ waiting to [A] _
go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ I said, [A] _ _
_ [D] I'm _ on death [A] _
row, [D] _ _ I'm waiting [A] to go, _
_ [D] _ _ I'm waiting [A] to die.
_ [D] _ _ _ Well, [Am] I'm working on the [G] road gang [D] outside the county jail, and [A] it's a life for the [D] innocent,
but for a man, this ain't half as bad as hell.
[A] I saw Charlie's [D] eyes kneeling by my bed, [A] and the Reverend Jim [D] Jones was giving him head,
and [A] I had no soul, [D] and I'm dreaming, and [A] I saw another [D] man, and I started to scream that
[A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ I'm on death [A] _
row, [D] _ and I'm waiting to [A] _
go, _ yeah, I'm waiting to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ said, [A] _ _
[D] I'm _ on death [A] row, _
[D] _ I'm waiting to [A] go, _
[D] yeah, I'm waiting to _ _ die.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Well, _ _ I don't remember much [A] about the trial, but they said the judge's daughter [D] was just
a child, and it got real quiet when he commenced to pray, and the man said, Boy, you got anything to say?
I said, a guy's done told me [D] I'm a mutant on the loose, oh, [E] I'm sitting in a chair,
[D] I'm waiting on the news, [E] gotta deal with the devil to get myself free, I'm down on my _ [D] _ _ knees
cause [E] _ _ _ [D] _ I'm on death [A] _ row, [D] _ I'm waiting to [A] go, _ _ I'm waiting to [E] die.
Bye, bye, [D] baby.
What's the point of [A] my life, baby?
Say what I say, _ _ _ _ I'm on death [E] row, _
[D] _ I'm waiting to _ go, _ yeah, I'm waiting to [E] die. _
That's right, [D] _ _ [A] I'm getting ready to go, bye, [D] bye.
_ [E] _ Yeah, you know, one night, [D] _
_ [A] _ about three nights ago, I was down by Route 128, down _ _ _ _ by _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Otahe
Volkswagen with no second gear, _ _ we got the mighty 1090 [E] Huggy Boy Show on the radio, I
got my _ [D] radio [A] on, and I'm there with my number one girl in the back seat with my pants at
my knees, [D] cause [A] I ain't got no disease, baby, and I said, huh. _
You know, when Huggy Boy comes on, he says, Mojo, _ _ _ _ special announcement up in San Quentin,
you know, they shaved his head, _ you know, they greased his temples up, they locked him
in the chair, you know, they got him ready for Freddie, man, _ [G] _ [A] you know, they got [D] six witnesses,
_ [E] and the governor says, uh-uh, this [D] is it, [A] and the man says, I don't, [N] I don't. _ _
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_ On death row, _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ I'm waiting to [A] go, _ _ _ [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm waiting [A] to _ die.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ Now [A] Comex pleaded guilty to being _ alive.
[A] His mother begged the governor, [D] let her be [A] by his side, and had me some problems [D] down
in _ Mexico land, because I was giving it to _ _ Uncle Sam, and [A]
I _ _ _ [D] _ don't know my _ _ name _ [D] anymore,
_ because it's not the [A] same _ _ [D] anymore.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
My [A] kids said, Daddy, [C] what's in the will?
_ [D] I need to know [E] before you are killed, and [A] _ I'm _ _ _ [D] on death [A] _ row, _ [D] _ _ waiting to [A] _
go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ I said, [A] _ _
_ [D] I'm _ on death [A] _
row, [D] _ _ I'm waiting [A] to go, _
_ [D] _ _ I'm waiting [A] to die.
_ [D] _ _ _ Well, [Am] I'm working on the [G] road gang [D] outside the county jail, and [A] it's a life for the [D] innocent,
but for a man, this ain't half as bad as hell.
[A] I saw Charlie's [D] eyes kneeling by my bed, [A] and the Reverend Jim [D] Jones was giving him head,
and [A] I had no soul, [D] and I'm dreaming, and [A] I saw another [D] man, and I started to scream that
[A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ I'm on death [A] _
row, [D] _ and I'm waiting to [A] _
go, _ yeah, I'm waiting to die. _
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I _ said, [A] _ _
[D] I'm _ on death [A] row, _
[D] _ I'm waiting to [A] go, _
[D] yeah, I'm waiting to _ _ die.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Well, _ _ I don't remember much [A] about the trial, but they said the judge's daughter [D] was just
a child, and it got real quiet when he commenced to pray, and the man said, Boy, you got anything to say?
I said, a guy's done told me [D] I'm a mutant on the loose, oh, [E] I'm sitting in a chair,
[D] I'm waiting on the news, [E] gotta deal with the devil to get myself free, I'm down on my _ [D] _ _ knees
cause [E] _ _ _ [D] _ I'm on death [A] _ row, [D] _ I'm waiting to [A] go, _ _ I'm waiting to [E] die.
Bye, bye, [D] baby.
What's the point of [A] my life, baby?
Say what I say, _ _ _ _ I'm on death [E] row, _
[D] _ I'm waiting to _ go, _ yeah, I'm waiting to [E] die. _
That's right, [D] _ _ [A] I'm getting ready to go, bye, [D] bye.
_ [E] _ Yeah, you know, one night, [D] _
_ [A] _ about three nights ago, I was down by Route 128, down _ _ _ _ by _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Otahe
Volkswagen with no second gear, _ _ we got the mighty 1090 [E] Huggy Boy Show on the radio, I
got my _ [D] radio [A] on, and I'm there with my number one girl in the back seat with my pants at
my knees, [D] cause [A] I ain't got no disease, baby, and I said, huh. _
You know, when Huggy Boy comes on, he says, Mojo, _ _ _ _ special announcement up in San Quentin,
you know, they shaved his head, _ you know, they greased his temples up, they locked him
in the chair, you know, they got him ready for Freddie, man, _ [G] _ [A] you know, they got [D] six witnesses,
_ [E] and the governor says, uh-uh, this [D] is it, [A] and the man says, I don't, [N] I don't. _ _
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