Johnny Cash - 25 minutes to go

Well, they're ^Abbuildin the gallows outside my cell and I've got 25 minutes to ^Ebgo. And the ^Ebwhole town's waitin just to hear me yell, I've got 24 minutes to ^Abgo.

Well, they ^Abgave me some beans for my last meal with 23 minutes to ^Ebgo, But ^Ebnobody asked me how I feel, I've got 22 minutes to ^Abgo.

Well, I ^Absent for the governor and the whole darn bunch with 21 minutes to ^Ebgo, And I ^Ebcalled up the mayor but he's out to lunch, I got 20 more minutes to ^Abgo.

Then the ^Absheriff said boy, I'm gonna watch you die with 19 minutes to ^Ebgo, So I ^Eblaughed in his face and I spit in his eye with 18 minutes to ^Abgo. ^F

Now ^Fhere comes the preacher for to save my soul with 13 minutes to ^Cgo, And he's ^Ctalkin bout burnin but I'm so cold, 12 more minutes to ^Fgo.

Well, they're ^Ftestin the trap and it chills my spine, 11 more minutes ^Cgo, And the ^Ctrap and the rope, oh, they work just fine, 10 more minutes to ^Fgo.

Well, I'm ^Fwaitin for the pardon that'll set me free with 9 more minutes to ^Cgo, But ^Cthis ain't the movies, so forget about me, 8 more minutes to ^Fgo. ^Ab

With my ^Abfeet on the trap and my head in the noose, 5 more minutes to ^Ebgo. Won't ^Ebsomebody come and cut me loose? 4 more minutes to ^Abgo.

I can ^Absee the mountains, I can see the sky, 3 more minutes to ^Ebgo, And it's ^Ebtoo darn pretty for a man to die, 2 more minutes to ^Abgo.

I can ^Absee the buzzards, I can hear the crows, 1 more minute to ^Ebgo, And ^Ebnow I'm swingin and here I go-o-o-o-^Abo.