the song is in the key of C# minor .

C#m
saddle up the horses and wear your sunday best
A
sing your sacred harp , you be holier than the rest
C#m
fill up the room with a grand and a thunderous song
A
let it rattle out the windows , let it spill out on the lawn
C#m
shout , shout your praises to the man who kissed the lord
F#m
to the back stabbing brother that betrayed all of this world
A B C#m
your judas!

( chords remain the same for the rest of the song really )

yea , though you may walk in the valley in the dark
there’s no greater evil than the darkness in your heart
your stun guns , bloodhounds , needle and your razor wire
your nylon shackle whipping post and your high tech burning tire
your judas!

whiplash crack across the back , across the arms
although you bound his feet , he running fast he running hard
through them crickets in the corn and them horses in the field
hear the “caw , caw” of the crows
see the devil at the wheel y’all , judas!

go on down to alabama , mississippi , arkansas ,
oklahoma , texas , kentucky , florida , louisiana and tennessee ,
georgia , carolina , carolina .