Capo: 4 Tuning:

Song: Ellis Unit One Artist: Steve Earle Capo 4 [Intro] F G C F F G C C [Verse 1]

I was ^Cfresh out of the service It was ^Fback in ‘82 I ^Craised some Cain when ^GI came back to ^Ftown I ^Cleft to be all I could be Come ^Fhome without a clue ^CMarried Dawn and ^Ghad to settle ^Fdown

[Verse 2]

So I ^Chired on at the prison Guess I ^Falways knew I would Just ^Clike my dad and ^Gboth my uncles ^Fdone And I ^Cworked on every cell block Now, and ^Fthings're goin' good But then they ^Ctransferred me to ^GEllis Unit ^COne

[Chorus]

^FSwing ^Glow ^CSwing ^Flow Swing low and ^Gcarry me ^Chome

[Instrumental] F G C F F G C C [Verse 3]

Now, my ^CDaddy used to talk about them ^Flong nights at the walls And ^Chow they used to ^Gstrap ‘em in the ^Fchair The ^Ckids down from the college and they'd ^Fbring their beer ‘n all When the ^Clights went out, a ^Gcheer rose in the ^Fair

[Verse 4]

I guess ^Cfolks just got too civilized Old ^FSparky's gatherin' dust ‘Cause ^Cno one wants to ^Gtouch a smokin' ^Fgun Since ^Cthey got that injection now They don't ^Fmind as much, I guess They just ^Cput ‘em down on ^GEllis Unit ^COne

[Chorus]

^FSwing ^Glow ^CSwing ^Flow Swing low and ^Gcarry me ^Chome

[Instrumental] F G C F F G C C [Verse 5]

Well, I've ^Cseen ‘em fight like lions, boys I've ^Fseen 'em go like lambs And I've ^Chelped to drag ‘em ^Gwhen they could not ^Fstand And I've ^Cheard their mamas cryin' when they ^Fheard that big door slam I've ^Cseen the victim's ^Gfamily's holdin' ^Chands

[Verse 6]

Last ^Cnight I dreamed that I woke up with ^Fstraps across my chest And ^Csomething cold and ^Gblack pumped through my ^Flungs Even ^CJesus couldn't save me though I ^Fknow he did his best But ^Che don't live on ^GEllis Unit ^COne

[Chorus]

^FSwing ^Glow ^CSwing ^Flow Swing low and ^Gcarry me ^Chome

^FSwing ^Glow ^CDon’t let ^Fgo ^FSwing low and c^Garry me ^Fhome ^C

Steve Earle - Ellis unit one