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ellis unit one Steve Earle
[E]I was fresh out of the service
It was [A]back in ‘82
[E]I raised some Cain when I [B]came back to [A]town
[E]Meant to be all I could be
[A]Come home without a clue
[E]Married Dawn and [B]had to settle d[E]own
So I [E]hired on at the prison
Guess I a[A]lways knew I would
[E]Just like my dad and [B]both my uncles [A]done
[E]Worked on every cell block
Now, [A]things're goin' good
Then they [E]transferred me to [B]Ellis Unit [E]One
[A]Swing [B]low
[E]Swing [A]low
Swing low and [B]carry me [E]home[A] [B] [E] [A] [B] [E]
[E]Now, my daddy used to talk about them l[A]ong nights at the walls
And [E]how they used to [B]strap ‘em in the c[A]hair
[E]The kids down from the college and [A]they'd bring their beer ‘n all
[E]When the lights went out, a [B]cheer rose in the [A]air
I guess [E]folks just got too civilized
[A]Old Sparky's gatherin' dust
[E]No one wants to [B]touch a smokin' [A]gun
[E]Ehey got that injection now
They don't [A]mind as much, I guess
[E]Put ‘em down on [B7]Ellis Unit [E]One
[A]Swing [B]low
[E]Swing [A]low
Swing low and [B]carry me [E]hom[A]e [B] [E] [A] [B] [E]
[E]Well, I've seen ‘em fight like lions, boys
[A]I've seen 'em go like lambs
[E]And I've helped to drag ‘em [B]when they could not [A]stand
[E]And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they [A]heard that big door slam
[E]I've seen the victim's [B]family's holdin' [E]hands
[E]Last night I dreamed that I woke up with [A]straps across my chest
[E]And something cold and black [B]pullin' through my [A]lungs
[E]Even Jesus couldn't save me though I [A]know he did his best
But he [E]don't live on E[B]llis Unit [E]One
[A]Swing [B]low
[E]Swing [A]low
Swing low and [B]carry me [E]home
[A]Swing [B]low
[E]Swing [A]low
Swing low and [B]carry me [E]home
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