Chords for Steve Earle - Ellis Unit One

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_ _ _ _ _ I was fresh out of the service, _ just [A] back in 82
_ _ _ Raised _ [Em] _
some king, [B] now I come back to [Eb] town _
_ [A] Went _ _ _ [E] in to be all I could be, come home without a clue _ _ _ _ _
Married a dog, [B] had to [A] settle down _
[Eb] So [A] _ _ _ I [E] hide on at the prison, _ _ _ guess I always knew I would
So _ I lied my debt and [B] both my arms [Eb] was down _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Worked on every cell block, now things were going good
_ _ Then they transferred me [B] to Ellis Unit [E] 1
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_ [Em] _ _ Swing [A] low, _ [E] _
_ swing _ low _ _
Swing low and [A] carry me [E] on
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_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ Now my daddy used to talk about them long nights at the wall
_ How _ _ they used to strap [B] him in the [Eb] chair
_ Kids [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ down from the college would bring their beer and all
_ When the lights went out, a cheer [B] rose in [Eb] the air
_ _ [A] _ _ I guess [E] folks just got too civilized
_ Old Spark is gathering dust _ _
No one wants to [B] touch a [A] smoking gun
_ [Eb] [A] They _ _ _ _
[E] got that injection now and they don't mind as much I guess _ _
Put them down [B] on Ellis Unit _ [A]
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_ _ [E] _ _ Swing [A] low, _
[E] _ _ swing _ _ low
_ _ Swing low and [A] carry me [E] on _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ I seen them fight like lions, boys
I seen them go like lambs
_ I helped to drag them [B] when they could [Eb] not stand
_ [A] I _ _ _ [E] heard their mamas crying, _ I heard the big doors slam
_ I seen the victims' [B] families holding [A] [E] hands _ _ _ _
_ Last night I dreamed and I woke up, [A] straps across my chest
_ _ _ [E] Something cold and [B] black pumped through my [A] lungs
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_ Even [E] Jesus couldn't save me, though I know he did his best
_ _ He longed to live [B] on Ellis Unit [E] 1 _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Swing [A] low, _ [E] _ _ swing _
[A] _ _ low
Swing [E] low and carry [A] _ [E] me on _
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[E] Swing [Gbm] low, _ [E] _ _ don't [A] let _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Swing [E] low and carry [A] _ me on
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