Ellen Smith chords by The Country Gentlemen
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 5th
Key: C Intro: G C G D G Verse 1: G Poor Ellen Smith how was she found C G D G Shot through the heart lying cold on the ground G Her clothes were all scattered and thrown on the ground C G D G The blood marks the spot where poor Ellen was found
Instrumental: G C G D G Verse 2: G They picked up their rifles and hunted me down C G D G They found me a-loafing in all around the town G They picked up her body and carried it away C G D G And now she is sleeping in some lonesome old grave Instrumental: G C G D G Verse 3: G I got a letter yesterday I read it today C G D G The flowers on her grave have all faded away G Someday I'll go home and stay when I go C G D G On poor Ellen's grave pretty flowers I'll stow Instrumental: G C G D G Verse 4: G I've been in this prison for twenty long years C G D G Each night I see Ellen through my bitter tears G The warden just told me that soon I'll be free C G D G To go to her grave 'neath that old willow tree Instrumental: G C G D G Verse 5: G My days in this prison are ending at last C G D G I'll never be free from the sins of my past G Poor Ellen Smith how was she found C G D G Shot through the heart lying cold on the ground
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