Ellis Unit 1 chords by Mark Erelli
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C F G C
Verse:
C
I was fresh out of the service
F
It was back in ‘82
C G F
And I raised some Cain when I came back to town
C
I meant to be all I could be
F
Come home without a clue
C G C
Married Dawn and had to settle down
C
So I hired on at the prison
F
Guess I always knew I would
C G F
Just like my dad and both my uncles done
C
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Worked on every cell block
F
Now, things're going good
C G C
Then they transferred me to Ellis Unit One
Chorus:
F G
Swing low
C F
Swing low
G C
Swing low and carry me home
Verse:
C F
My daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls
C G F
And how they used to strap 'em in the chair
C F
The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer ‘n all
C G F
When the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air
C
I guess folks just got too civilized
F
Old Sparky's gathering dust
C G F
No one wants to touch a smoking gun
C
They got that injection now
F
They don't mind as much, I guess
C G C
Put ‘em down on Ellis Unit One
Chorus:
F G
Swing low
C F
Swing low
G C
Swing low and carry me home
Verse:
C
Well, I've seen 'em fight like lions, boys
F
I've seen 'em go like lambs
C G F
And I've helped to drag 'em when they could not stand
C F
And I've heard their mamas crying when they heard that big door slam
C G C
I've seen the victim's family's holding hands
C F
Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest
C G F
And something cold and black pulling through my lungs
C F
Even Jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best
C G C
But he don't live on Ellis Unit One
Chorus:
F G
Swing low
C F
Swing low
G C
Swing low and carry me home
Chorus:
F G
Swing low
C F
Swing low
G C
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