The Chair Chords by Marty Robbins
Tempo:
117.25 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] All night long [Eb] I tried but [Bb] couldn't [Eb] sleep, [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Tried to be [Eb] a man, tried [Bb] not to [Gm] [Bb]
weep.
[Eb] Now I hear [F] the turning [Bb] of the key, Silently [Eb] the guard motions [Bb] to me.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Now I [Eb] realize the [Bb] end is [Eb] near, [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] And I find I [Eb]
can't control [Bb] my fear.
[Eb] As I [F] pass the guard I [Bb] start to cry, And I whisper, [Eb]
I don't want [Bb] to die.
[Eb] Then from death row comes [Ab] a Charlie B.
[F] Can I scream, just wait till your [Bb] turn,
Then see if you care.
Down the hall [Eb] they push and [Bb] carry [Eb] me, [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Blind with fright [Eb] and tears won't let [Bb] me see.
[Eb] Through a [F] door and then I [Bb] stop and stare, Cause I see [Eb] it, there it [Bb] is, the chair.
[G]
[C] Then they strap [F] me in and turn [C] to [F] leave, [C]
And the [F] prison chaplain [C] says, believe.
[F] Faith in [G] God will cause him [C] to forgive, I have faith but [F] still I [C] want to live.
[E] [F] Suddenly I'm paralyzed, [Bb] this must be the end.
[G] My body jerks and trembles [C] as they turn it on again.
Quickly as [F] it came, the pain [C] is gone.
[F] [C]
I hear music, [F]
someone sings [C] a song.
[F] Suddenly I [G]
seem to [C] float through air.
Something's wrong cause [F]
I'm still in [C] the chair.
In the room [F] there's hardly any [C] light.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] Now I see [F] a doctor dressed [C] in white.
[E] [F] I hear [G] every word his plate [C] is saying.
Did I hear them [F]
say this [C] man is dead?
Did I hear [Bb] them say this [C] man is dead?
[Bb] [F] [Dm] [C]
[N]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] All night long [Eb] I tried but [Bb] couldn't [Eb] sleep, [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Tried to be [Eb] a man, tried [Bb] not to [Gm] [Bb]
weep.
[Eb] Now I hear [F] the turning [Bb] of the key, Silently [Eb] the guard motions [Bb] to me.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Now I [Eb] realize the [Bb] end is [Eb] near, [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] And I find I [Eb]
can't control [Bb] my fear.
[Eb] As I [F] pass the guard I [Bb] start to cry, And I whisper, [Eb]
I don't want [Bb] to die.
[Eb] Then from death row comes [Ab] a Charlie B.
[F] Can I scream, just wait till your [Bb] turn,
Then see if you care.
Down the hall [Eb] they push and [Bb] carry [Eb] me, [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Blind with fright [Eb] and tears won't let [Bb] me see.
[Eb] Through a [F] door and then I [Bb] stop and stare, Cause I see [Eb] it, there it [Bb] is, the chair.
[G]
[C] Then they strap [F] me in and turn [C] to [F] leave, [C]
And the [F] prison chaplain [C] says, believe.
[F] Faith in [G] God will cause him [C] to forgive, I have faith but [F] still I [C] want to live.
[E] [F] Suddenly I'm paralyzed, [Bb] this must be the end.
[G] My body jerks and trembles [C] as they turn it on again.
Quickly as [F] it came, the pain [C] is gone.
[F] [C]
I hear music, [F]
someone sings [C] a song.
[F] Suddenly I [G]
seem to [C] float through air.
Something's wrong cause [F]
I'm still in [C] the chair.
In the room [F] there's hardly any [C] light.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] Now I see [F] a doctor dressed [C] in white.
[E] [F] I hear [G] every word his plate [C] is saying.
Did I hear them [F]
say this [C] man is dead?
Did I hear [Bb] them say this [C] man is dead?
[Bb] [F] [Dm] [C]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
C
G
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ All night long [Eb] I tried but [Bb] couldn't [Eb] sleep, [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ Tried to be [Eb] a man, tried [Bb] not to _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
weep.
_ [Eb] Now I hear [F] the turning _ [Bb] of the key, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Silently [Eb] the guard motions [Bb] to me.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ Now I _ [Eb] realize the [Bb] end is [Eb] near, _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ And I find I [Eb]
can't control [Bb] my _ _ fear.
_ _ _ [Eb] As I [F] pass the guard I [Bb] start to cry, _ _ _ _ _ _ And I whisper, [Eb] _
I don't want [Bb] to die. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Then from death row comes _ [Ab] a Charlie B. _
_ _ _ [F] _ Can I scream, just wait till your [Bb] turn,
Then see if you care.
_ _ Down the hall [Eb] they push and [Bb] carry [Eb] me, [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ Blind with fright [Eb] and tears won't let [Bb] me see. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Through a [F] door and then I [Bb] stop and _ _ stare, _ _ _ _ Cause I see [Eb] it, there it [Bb] is, the chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] Then they strap [F] me in and turn [C] to [F] leave, [C] _ _
_ _ _ And the [F] prison chaplain [C] says, believe. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Faith in [G] God will cause him [C] to forgive, _ _ _ _ _ I have faith but [F] _ still I [C] want to live. _ _
_ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ Suddenly I'm paralyzed, _ [Bb] this must be the end.
[G] My body jerks and trembles [C] as they turn it on again.
_ _ _ Quickly as [F] it came, the pain [C] is gone.
[F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ I hear music, [F]
someone sings [C] a song. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Suddenly I [G]
seem to [C] float through _ _ _ _ air.
_ _ Something's wrong cause [F]
I'm still in [C] the chair. _ _ _
_ _ In the room [F] there's hardly any [C] light.
[F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ Now I see [F] a doctor dressed [C] in white. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F] I hear [G] every word his plate [C] is saying. _ _
_ _ _ Did I hear them [F]
say this [C] man is dead? _ _
_ Did I hear [Bb] _ _ _ them say this [C] man is dead?
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ All night long [Eb] I tried but [Bb] couldn't [Eb] sleep, [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ Tried to be [Eb] a man, tried [Bb] not to _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
weep.
_ [Eb] Now I hear [F] the turning _ [Bb] of the key, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Silently [Eb] the guard motions [Bb] to me.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ Now I _ [Eb] realize the [Bb] end is [Eb] near, _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ And I find I [Eb]
can't control [Bb] my _ _ fear.
_ _ _ [Eb] As I [F] pass the guard I [Bb] start to cry, _ _ _ _ _ _ And I whisper, [Eb] _
I don't want [Bb] to die. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Then from death row comes _ [Ab] a Charlie B. _
_ _ _ [F] _ Can I scream, just wait till your [Bb] turn,
Then see if you care.
_ _ Down the hall [Eb] they push and [Bb] carry [Eb] me, [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ Blind with fright [Eb] and tears won't let [Bb] me see. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Through a [F] door and then I [Bb] stop and _ _ stare, _ _ _ _ Cause I see [Eb] it, there it [Bb] is, the chair.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] Then they strap [F] me in and turn [C] to [F] leave, [C] _ _
_ _ _ And the [F] prison chaplain [C] says, believe. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Faith in [G] God will cause him [C] to forgive, _ _ _ _ _ I have faith but [F] _ still I [C] want to live. _ _
_ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ Suddenly I'm paralyzed, _ [Bb] this must be the end.
[G] My body jerks and trembles [C] as they turn it on again.
_ _ _ Quickly as [F] it came, the pain [C] is gone.
[F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ I hear music, [F]
someone sings [C] a song. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Suddenly I [G]
seem to [C] float through _ _ _ _ air.
_ _ Something's wrong cause [F]
I'm still in [C] the chair. _ _ _
_ _ In the room [F] there's hardly any [C] light.
[F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ Now I see [F] a doctor dressed [C] in white. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F] I hear [G] every word his plate [C] is saying. _ _
_ _ _ Did I hear them [F]
say this [C] man is dead? _ _
_ Did I hear [Bb] _ _ _ them say this [C] man is dead?
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _