Chords for Miss Elsie's Place - Don Reno - Founding Father of Bluegrass Banjo
Tempo:
94 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
There's a section of our city that don't look very pretty
It's over on the other [G] side of town
Not many of the men and not any of the ladies would ever let you know they've [C] been around
It's the talk of all the sisters, but they speak of it in whispers and [G] every now and then [F] they all kneel down
Just to ask the Lord above to exercise his wondrous love
[D#] And [G] make a lady out of [C] Elsie Brown
[F] But nobody ever [C] bothered to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of [C] his saving grace
They [F] just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
[G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
[G]
[C] They had heard so many times about the men who stand in line
Waiting to get in to [G] Elsie's place
They thought maybe if the [D] preacher [G] tried hard that he might reach her so they asked him if he'd go [C] there in haste
But he was getting older and not getting any bolder to be safe he took the [F] long way around
On the way he asked the master [C] if he'd work a little [F] faster
[G] And sent conviction on [C] Miss Elsie Brown
[F] But nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
[F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
[G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
[F#] [G]
[C] When the preacher finally made it, but he sure did feel degraded he knocked and he [G] opened up the door
When he took a step inside he forgot his highest pride he wished that he had come here [C] long before
Far over in the corner was a simple wooden coffin and several of the men were [F] standing around
As the preacher stood in [C] line it was burning [F] in his mind
[G] That death had beat him to Miss [C] Elsie Brown
But [F] nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
[F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a [F] little farther
[G] From what they all called [C] Miss Elsie's place
[N]
There's a section of our city that don't look very pretty
It's over on the other [G] side of town
Not many of the men and not any of the ladies would ever let you know they've [C] been around
It's the talk of all the sisters, but they speak of it in whispers and [G] every now and then [F] they all kneel down
Just to ask the Lord above to exercise his wondrous love
[D#] And [G] make a lady out of [C] Elsie Brown
[F] But nobody ever [C] bothered to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of [C] his saving grace
They [F] just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
[G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
[G]
[C] They had heard so many times about the men who stand in line
Waiting to get in to [G] Elsie's place
They thought maybe if the [D] preacher [G] tried hard that he might reach her so they asked him if he'd go [C] there in haste
But he was getting older and not getting any bolder to be safe he took the [F] long way around
On the way he asked the master [C] if he'd work a little [F] faster
[G] And sent conviction on [C] Miss Elsie Brown
[F] But nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
[F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
[G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
[F#] [G]
[C] When the preacher finally made it, but he sure did feel degraded he knocked and he [G] opened up the door
When he took a step inside he forgot his highest pride he wished that he had come here [C] long before
Far over in the corner was a simple wooden coffin and several of the men were [F] standing around
As the preacher stood in [C] line it was burning [F] in his mind
[G] That death had beat him to Miss [C] Elsie Brown
But [F] nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
[F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a [F] little farther
[G] From what they all called [C] Miss Elsie's place
[N]
Key:
C
G
F
D#
D
C
G
F
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ There's a section of our city that don't look very pretty
It's over on the other [G] side of town
_ _ Not many of the men and not any of the ladies would ever let you know they've [C] been around
_ It's the talk of all the sisters, but they speak of it in whispers and [G] every now and then [F] they all kneel down
Just to ask the Lord above to exercise his wondrous love
_ [D#] And [G] make a lady out of [C] Elsie Brown
_ [F] But nobody ever [C] bothered to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of [C] his saving grace
They [F] just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
_ [G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ They had heard so many times about the men who stand in line
Waiting to get in to [G] Elsie's place
_ They thought maybe if the [D] preacher [G] tried hard that he might reach her so they asked him if he'd go [C] there in haste
_ But he was getting older and not getting any bolder to be safe he took the [F] long way around
On the way he asked the master [C] if he'd work a little [F] faster
_ [G] And sent conviction on [C] Miss Elsie Brown
_ [F] But nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
[F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
_ [G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
_ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ When the preacher finally made it, but he sure did feel degraded he knocked and he [G] opened up the door
_ When he took a step inside he forgot his highest pride he wished that he had come here [C] long before
_ _ Far over in the corner was a simple wooden coffin and several of the men were [F] standing around
As the preacher stood in [C] line it was burning [F] in his mind
_ [G] That death had beat him to Miss [C] Elsie Brown
But [F] nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
_ [F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a [F] little farther
_ [G] From what they all called [C] Miss Elsie's place _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ There's a section of our city that don't look very pretty
It's over on the other [G] side of town
_ _ Not many of the men and not any of the ladies would ever let you know they've [C] been around
_ It's the talk of all the sisters, but they speak of it in whispers and [G] every now and then [F] they all kneel down
Just to ask the Lord above to exercise his wondrous love
_ [D#] And [G] make a lady out of [C] Elsie Brown
_ [F] But nobody ever [C] bothered to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of [C] his saving grace
They [F] just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
_ [G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ They had heard so many times about the men who stand in line
Waiting to get in to [G] Elsie's place
_ They thought maybe if the [D] preacher [G] tried hard that he might reach her so they asked him if he'd go [C] there in haste
_ But he was getting older and not getting any bolder to be safe he took the [F] long way around
On the way he asked the master [C] if he'd work a little [F] faster
_ [G] And sent conviction on [C] Miss Elsie Brown
_ [F] But nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
[F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a little [F] farther
_ [G] From what they all called Miss [C] Elsie's place
_ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ When the preacher finally made it, but he sure did feel degraded he knocked and he [G] opened up the door
_ When he took a step inside he forgot his highest pride he wished that he had come here [C] long before
_ _ Far over in the corner was a simple wooden coffin and several of the men were [F] standing around
As the preacher stood in [C] line it was burning [F] in his mind
_ [G] That death had beat him to Miss [C] Elsie Brown
But [F] nobody ever bothered [C] to tell her about the father [G] and no one told her of his [C] saving grace
_ [F] They just prayed a little harder [C] and stayed back a [F] little farther
_ [G] From what they all called [C] Miss Elsie's place _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _