Ellis Unit One Chords by Steve Earle
Tempo:
138.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[A]
[E]
I was fresh out of the service, it [A] was back in 1982.
[E] I raised some cane when I [B] come back to [A] town.
[E] I left to be all I could be, [A] come home without a clue.
[E] I married Dawn and had to settle [A] down.
[E] So I hired on at the prison, [A] guess I always knew I would.
Just [E] like my dad and both my [A] uncles done.
And [E] I've worked on every cell block now [A] and things are going good.
But [E] then they transferred me to [B] LS Union [E] 1.
[A]
Swing [B] low, [E] swing [A] low, swing low and [E] carry me home.
Well [A]
[E]
[A]
[B] [A] [E]
my daddy used to talk about [A] them long nights at the walls.
[E] And how they used to strap them in the [A] chair.
[E] Kids down from the college and they'd [A] bring their beer and all.
And when the [E] lights went out, the cheer [A] rose in the air.
[E] Folks just got too civilized, [Am] spark is gathering dust.
[E] Cause no one wants to touch a [A] smoking gun.
[E] And since they got the injection, they don't [A] mind as much I guess.
They [E] just put them down at [B] LS Union [E] 1.
[A]
Swing low, [E] swing
[A] low, swing low [B] and [E] carry me home.
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E]
Well I've seen them fight like lions, boys.
I've [Am] seen them go like [A]
lambs.
And [E] I've helped to drag them when they could not [A] stand.
And [E] I've heard their mamas crying when they [A] heard that [Am] big door [A] slam.
And [E] I've seen the victim's family holding hands.
Last night I dreamed that I woke up with [A] straps across my chest.
[E] And something cold and black pumped through [A] my lungs.
And [E] even Jesus couldn't save me, though [A] I know he did his best.
[E] But he don't live on [B] LS Union [E] 1.
[A]
[E] Swing low, swing
[Am] low, swing low and carry [E] me home.
[A] Swing
[E] low, don't [A] let go.
Swing low [B] and carry [A] me home.
[A]
[E]
I was fresh out of the service, it [A] was back in 1982.
[E] I raised some cane when I [B] come back to [A] town.
[E] I left to be all I could be, [A] come home without a clue.
[E] I married Dawn and had to settle [A] down.
[E] So I hired on at the prison, [A] guess I always knew I would.
Just [E] like my dad and both my [A] uncles done.
And [E] I've worked on every cell block now [A] and things are going good.
But [E] then they transferred me to [B] LS Union [E] 1.
[A]
Swing [B] low, [E] swing [A] low, swing low and [E] carry me home.
Well [A]
[E]
[A]
[B] [A] [E]
my daddy used to talk about [A] them long nights at the walls.
[E] And how they used to strap them in the [A] chair.
[E] Kids down from the college and they'd [A] bring their beer and all.
And when the [E] lights went out, the cheer [A] rose in the air.
[E] Folks just got too civilized, [Am] spark is gathering dust.
[E] Cause no one wants to touch a [A] smoking gun.
[E] And since they got the injection, they don't [A] mind as much I guess.
They [E] just put them down at [B] LS Union [E] 1.
[A]
Swing low, [E] swing
[A] low, swing low [B] and [E] carry me home.
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[E]
Well I've seen them fight like lions, boys.
I've [Am] seen them go like [A]
lambs.
And [E] I've helped to drag them when they could not [A] stand.
And [E] I've heard their mamas crying when they [A] heard that [Am] big door [A] slam.
And [E] I've seen the victim's family holding hands.
Last night I dreamed that I woke up with [A] straps across my chest.
[E] And something cold and black pumped through [A] my lungs.
And [E] even Jesus couldn't save me, though [A] I know he did his best.
[E] But he don't live on [B] LS Union [E] 1.
[A]
[E] Swing low, swing
[Am] low, swing low and carry [E] me home.
[A] Swing
[E] low, don't [A] let go.
Swing low [B] and carry [A] me home.
Key:
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ I was fresh out of the service, it [A] was back in 1982.
[E] _ _ _ _ I raised some cane when I [B] come back to [A] town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I left to be all I could be, [A] come home without a clue.
_ _ _ [E] I married Dawn and had to settle [A] down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] So I hired on at the prison, _ [A] guess I always knew I would.
_ Just [E] like my dad and both my [A] uncles done. _
_ _ _ And [E] I've worked on every cell block now [A] and things are going good.
_ _ But [E] then they transferred me to [B] LS Union [E] _ 1. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Swing [B] low, _ [E] _ _ swing [A] _ low, _ _ swing low and [E] carry me home.
Well _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ my daddy used to talk about [A] them long nights at the walls.
_ _ [E] And how they used to strap them in the [A] chair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Kids down from the college and they'd [A] bring their beer and all.
_ And when the [E] lights went out, the cheer [A] rose in the air. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Folks just got too _ civilized, _ [Am] spark is gathering dust.
_ [E] Cause no one wants to touch a [A] smoking gun. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And since they got the injection, they don't [A] mind as much I guess.
They [E] just put them down at [B] LS Union [E] 1. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Swing low, _ [E] _ swing _
[A] low, _ _ _ swing low [B] and [E] carry me _ home. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well I've seen them fight like lions, boys.
I've [Am] seen them go like [A]
lambs.
_ And [E] I've helped to drag them when they could not [A] stand. _ _ _
_ _ And [E] I've heard their mamas crying when they [A] heard that [Am] big door [A] slam.
And [E] I've seen the victim's family holding _ hands. _
_ _ Last night I dreamed that I woke up with [A] straps across my chest.
_ [E] And something cold and black pumped through [A] my lungs. _ _
_ _ And [E] even Jesus _ couldn't save me, though [A] I know he did his best.
_ _ [E] But he don't live on [B] LS Union [E] 1. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Swing low, _ swing _
_ [Am] low, _ _ swing low and carry [E] _ me home.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Swing _
_ [E] low, _ _ _ don't _ [A] let go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Swing low [B] and carry [A] me home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ I was fresh out of the service, it [A] was back in 1982.
[E] _ _ _ _ I raised some cane when I [B] come back to [A] town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I left to be all I could be, [A] come home without a clue.
_ _ _ [E] I married Dawn and had to settle [A] down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] So I hired on at the prison, _ [A] guess I always knew I would.
_ Just [E] like my dad and both my [A] uncles done. _
_ _ _ And [E] I've worked on every cell block now [A] and things are going good.
_ _ But [E] then they transferred me to [B] LS Union [E] _ 1. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Swing [B] low, _ [E] _ _ swing [A] _ low, _ _ swing low and [E] carry me home.
Well _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ my daddy used to talk about [A] them long nights at the walls.
_ _ [E] And how they used to strap them in the [A] chair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Kids down from the college and they'd [A] bring their beer and all.
_ And when the [E] lights went out, the cheer [A] rose in the air. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Folks just got too _ civilized, _ [Am] spark is gathering dust.
_ [E] Cause no one wants to touch a [A] smoking gun. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And since they got the injection, they don't [A] mind as much I guess.
They [E] just put them down at [B] LS Union [E] 1. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Swing low, _ [E] _ swing _
[A] low, _ _ _ swing low [B] and [E] carry me _ home. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well I've seen them fight like lions, boys.
I've [Am] seen them go like [A]
lambs.
_ And [E] I've helped to drag them when they could not [A] stand. _ _ _
_ _ And [E] I've heard their mamas crying when they [A] heard that [Am] big door [A] slam.
And [E] I've seen the victim's family holding _ hands. _
_ _ Last night I dreamed that I woke up with [A] straps across my chest.
_ [E] And something cold and black pumped through [A] my lungs. _ _
_ _ And [E] even Jesus _ couldn't save me, though [A] I know he did his best.
_ _ [E] But he don't live on [B] LS Union [E] 1. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] Swing low, _ swing _
_ [Am] low, _ _ swing low and carry [E] _ me home.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Swing _
_ [E] low, _ _ _ don't _ [A] let go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Swing low [B] and carry [A] me home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _