Send Me To The Lectric Chair Chords
by Bessie Smith
Send Me To The Lectric Chair by Bessie Smith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C7, F, Ab, G, G7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C C7 F Ab
He said Judge your honor Hear my plea
C G C G7
Before you open up your court
C C7 F Ab
I don't crave no sympathy
D D G G
for what I have to report
G G C C
I caught her with a gambling Joe
G G C C
I had warned her about once before
D D D D
I pulled my knife, and I went insane
D D G7 G+
the rest you already know
C C7 F Ab
he said Judge Judge good kind judge
C G C G7
send me to the lectric chair
C C7 F Ab
he said Judge Judge hear me Judge
D D G G
I want to get out of here
C C
I want to take a journey to the devil down below
F
I sliced up my sweet petootie
Ab
I gotta reap just what I sow
C C F Ab
So Judge Judge here me Judge
C G C G7
and send me to the lectric chair
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
C C7 F Ab
D D G G
C C
F Ab
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
He said Judge oh listen to me Judge
Please now send me to the lectric chair
He said Judge, your honor, mister, sir
I love that girl so dear
I don't want no bondsman to go my bail
and I don't want to spend no 99 years stuck in your stinkin jail
Judge judge here me judge
send me to the lectric chair
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
C C7 F Ab
D D G G
C C
F Ab
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
He said Judge, aw Judge, Mr Sirica please
send me to the lectric chair
Aw Judge, Now Judge, Meister Judge
Burn me cause I don't care
First I cut her with my barlow
and then I kinda kicked her in the side
and then I stood there laughing on her
while she buckled up an died
So judge, judge here me Judge
and send me to the lectric chair