Poor Ellen Smith Chords by The Kingston Trio
Tempo:
139.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot through [E] the heart, lying dead on the [B] ground.
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And exploited [E] the spot where [B] poor Ellen [E] was found.
They picked up her body, carried it away,
[A] And now [E] she's asleep in [F#] some lonesome [B] old grave.
[E] Who had the heart [A] and who [E] had the brain,
[G#m] Who shipped my [A] little [B] Ellen on that [E] poor lonesome plane?
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A]
Shot [E] through the heart, [F#] lying dead [B] on the ground.
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And [E] exploited the spot [B] where poor Ellen [E] was found.
They picked up their rifles and hunted us down,
They found us locally [F#] in Holland [B] town.
[E] She's making [A] victory and God [E] knows she can,
[G#] But I [A] know I [B] died as an [E] innocent man.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
[E]
Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And exploited [E] the spot where poor Ellen was found.
[Em]
[E] [A] [E] [F#] [E]
[A] [E]
The warden has told me that soon I'll be free,
[A] To go to [E] her grave [F#] near that old [B] willow tree.
[E] I'm free from the walls of that prison at last,
[G#m] But I'll never [A] be free [B] from my sins [E] of the past.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And [E] exploited the spot where poor Ellen was found.
I [A] say [E] exploited the spot where [F#] poor Ellen was [B] [E] found.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot through [E] the heart, lying dead on the [B] ground.
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And exploited [E] the spot where [B] poor Ellen [E] was found.
They picked up her body, carried it away,
[A] And now [E] she's asleep in [F#] some lonesome [B] old grave.
[E] Who had the heart [A] and who [E] had the brain,
[G#m] Who shipped my [A] little [B] Ellen on that [E] poor lonesome plane?
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A]
Shot [E] through the heart, [F#] lying dead [B] on the ground.
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And [E] exploited the spot [B] where poor Ellen [E] was found.
They picked up their rifles and hunted us down,
They found us locally [F#] in Holland [B] town.
[E] She's making [A] victory and God [E] knows she can,
[G#] But I [A] know I [B] died as an [E] innocent man.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
[E]
Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And exploited [E] the spot where poor Ellen was found.
[Em]
[E] [A] [E] [F#] [E]
[A] [E]
The warden has told me that soon I'll be free,
[A] To go to [E] her grave [F#] near that old [B] willow tree.
[E] I'm free from the walls of that prison at last,
[G#m] But I'll never [A] be free [B] from my sins [E] of the past.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And [E] exploited the spot where poor Ellen was found.
I [A] say [E] exploited the spot where [F#] poor Ellen was [B] [E] found.
Key:
E
A
B
F#
G#m
E
A
B
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot through [E] the heart, lying dead on the [B] ground.
_ [E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And exploited [E] the spot where [B] poor Ellen [E] was found.
_ They picked up her body, carried it away,
[A] And now [E] she's asleep in [F#] some lonesome [B] old grave.
_ [E] Who had the heart [A] and who [E] had the brain,
[G#m] Who shipped my [A] little [B] Ellen on that [E] poor lonesome plane?
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A]
Shot [E] through the heart, [F#] lying dead [B] on the ground. _
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And [E] exploited the spot [B] where poor Ellen [E] was found.
_ They picked up their rifles and hunted us down,
They found us locally [F#] in Holland [B] _ town.
_ [E] She's making [A] victory and God [E] knows she can,
[G#] But I [A] know I [B] died as an [E] innocent man.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
_ [E]
Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And exploited [E] the spot where poor Ellen was found.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The warden has told me that soon I'll be free,
[A] To go to [E] her grave [F#] near that old [B] willow tree.
_ [E] I'm free from the walls of that prison at last,
[G#m] But I'll never [A] be free [B] from my sins [E] of the past.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
_ [E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And [E] exploited the spot where poor Ellen was found.
I [A] say [E] exploited the spot where [F#] poor Ellen _ _ _ was [B] _ [E] found. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot through [E] the heart, lying dead on the [B] ground.
_ [E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And exploited [E] the spot where [B] poor Ellen [E] was found.
_ They picked up her body, carried it away,
[A] And now [E] she's asleep in [F#] some lonesome [B] old grave.
_ [E] Who had the heart [A] and who [E] had the brain,
[G#m] Who shipped my [A] little [B] Ellen on that [E] poor lonesome plane?
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A]
Shot [E] through the heart, [F#] lying dead [B] on the ground. _
[E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A] And [E] exploited the spot [B] where poor Ellen [E] was found.
_ They picked up their rifles and hunted us down,
They found us locally [F#] in Holland [B] _ town.
_ [E] She's making [A] victory and God [E] knows she can,
[G#] But I [A] know I [B] died as an [E] innocent man.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
_ [E]
Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And exploited [E] the spot where poor Ellen was found.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The warden has told me that soon I'll be free,
[A] To go to [E] her grave [F#] near that old [B] willow tree.
_ [E] I'm free from the walls of that prison at last,
[G#m] But I'll never [A] be free [B] from my sins [E] of the past.
Poor Ellen's head, how was she found?
[A] Shot [E] through the heart, lying dead [B] on the ground.
_ [E] Her body was [A] mangled and all [E] cast around,
[A]
And [E] exploited the spot where poor Ellen was found.
I [A] say [E] exploited the spot where [F#] poor Ellen _ _ _ was [B] _ [E] found. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _