E They're building the gallows outside of my own cell. I've E got 25 minutes to
B go. In 25 minutes I'll be in hell, I've got 24 minutes to go. Well t E hey gave
me some peas for my last meal with 23 minutes to go. And y B ou know nobody's
asking me oh how I feel I've got 22 minutes to go. So I E wrote the Gov'nor and
the whole damn ???? with 21 minutes to go. And B I called up the Mayor and you
know he's out to lunch with 20 more minutes to go. And t E he Sheriff said Boy,
I wanna watch you die with 19 minutes to go. So I B spit in his face and then I
kicked him in the eye with 18 minutes to go. E
G Well I called to the warden to take my plea with 17 minutes to go. He say D s
Call me back in a week or three with 16 minutes to go. Well m G y lawyer says
he's sorry and he'll miss my case with 15 minutes to go. Well i D f you're so
sorry then come and take my place with 14 minutes to go. Well h G e comes Padre
gonna set me free with 13 minutes to go. An D d I'm stuck in my bed and you know
I feel so fuckin cold with 12 more minutes to go. Now t G hey're testing the
trap, I've got chills down my spine with 11 more minutes to go. Cuz the D god-
damn thing seems to work just fine with 10 more minutes to go. I'm wait G ing for
the pardon gonna set me free with 9 more minutes to go. But t D his ain't the
movies so the hell with me with 8 more minutes to go. G
A Now I'm climbing up the ladder that the scaffolder built with 7 more minutes to
g E o. I better watch my step before I break my leg with 6 more minutes to go. A
With my feet on the trap and my head in the noose I've got 5 more minutes to
g E o. Well come on someone and cut me loose I've got 4 more minutes to go. I A
can see the mountains I can see the sky with 3 more minutes to go. And it's E
too damn pretty for a man to want to die with 2 more minutes to go. I can he A ar
the bush and I see the crows with 1 more minute to go. And n E ow I'm swinging
here I go.
E B G D A
Pearl Jam
