Ellis Unit 1 chords by Mark Erelli

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C majorC   FF G+G C majorC

Verse:
C majorC
I was fresh out of the service
    FF
It was back in ‘82
   C majorC            G+G      FF
And I raised some Cain when I came back to town
 C majorC
I meant to be all I could be
   FF
Come home without a clue
C majorC        G+G       C majorC
Married Dawn and had to settle down
   C majorC
So I hired on at the prison
    FF
Guess I always knew I would
   C majorC        G+G       FF
Just like my dad and both my uncles done
C majorC
Worked on every cell block
   FF
Now, things're going good
     C majorC         G+G     C majorC
Then they transferred me to Ellis Unit One

Chorus:
FF   G+G
Swing low
C majorC   FF
Swing low
       G+G    C majorC
Swing low and carry me home

Verse:
  C majorC               FF
My daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls
  C majorC        G+G        FF
And how they used to strap 'em in the chair
  C majorC                   FF
The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer ‘n all
     C majorC         G+G         FF
When the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air
    C majorC
I guess folks just got too civilized
  FF
Old Sparky's gathering dust
C majorC        G+G        FF
No one wants to touch a smoking gun
C majorC
They got that injection now
      FF
They don't mind as much, I guess
C majorC        G+G     C majorC
Put ‘em down on Ellis Unit One

Chorus:
FF   G+G
Swing low
C majorC   FF
Swing low
       G+G    C majorC
Swing low and carry me home

Verse:
      C majorC
Well, I've seen 'em fight like lions, boys
   FF
I've seen 'em go like lambs
     C majorC         G+G          FF
And I've helped to drag 'em when they could not stand
     C majorC                 FF
And I've heard their mamas crying when they heard that big door slam
C majorC           G+G        C majorC
I've seen the victim's family's holding hands
   C majorC                  FF
Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest
  C majorC            G+G         FF
And something cold and black pulling through my lungs
   C majorC                FF
Even Jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best
  C majorC        G+G     C majorC
But he don't live on Ellis Unit One

Chorus:
FF   G+G
Swing low
C majorC   FF
Swing low
       G+G    C majorC
Swing low and carry me home

Chorus:
FF   G+G
Swing low
C majorC   FF
Swing low
       G+G    C majorC
Swing low and carry me home