Beyond The Last Mile

F     G    C

[Verse 1]
C                               C7     F
I'm watching the clock tick the hours away
     G7                                      C
They say that I will hang at the dawn of the day
                                 C7         F
But why should I fear death when it's life anew
    G7                                 C
For dying only takes me much closer to you

[Verse 2]
                         C7            F
You left me in anger and walked by the sea
    G7                                          C
And when they found your body they blamed it on me
                                     C7          F
But you know they were wrong dear so wait for a while
G7                                     C    C
Soon we'll be together beyond the last mile

[Solo]
| C | C | C7 | F |

| G | G | G | C | G7

[Verse 3]
    C                             C7          F
The stars hide their face to make way for the sun
G7                                       C
Death it'll soon claim me and make us as one
                             C7             F
While others are walking the streets with a smile
G7                                     C
Then I will be walking beyond the last mile

[Verse 4]
C                      C7         F
The jury agreed I have taken your life
    G7                                       C
The sentence that they gave me it cut like a knife
                         C7         F
But I'll face my Maker today with a smile
  G7                                          C
I know that you'll be waiting beyond the last mile

[Verse 5]
                           C7           F
The chaplain is making his last plea to God
G7                                           C
Soon the numbered steps to the scaffold I'll trod
                               C7          F
My footsteps won't falter I'll walk with a smile
  G7                                          C    C
I know that you'll be waiting beyond the last mile