Poor Ellen Smith chords by Robert Earl Keen
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(D major)
Verse 1
For (D major) Ellen Smith, how was she found?
Shot (G major) through the (D major) heart,
lying cold (A major) on the (D major) ground
Her hair was all matted,
clothes scattered around
Blood (G major) marks the spot (D major)
where poor Helen (A major) was found (A minor) (D major)
They picked up their rifles
and hunted me down
Bought (G major) me a (D major) loafing
in Mount (A major) Airy town (D major)
The sheriff told me my plea was in vain
Then (G major) tied me and (D major) bound me
in shackles (A major) and (D major) chains
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
I've been in this prison
for many long years
Each night I see Ellen
through my bitter tears.
As she lay dying, I ran to be free,
(G major) I heard her cry (D major) ing,
Lord have mercy (A major) on (D major) me. (A minor) (D major)
Tomorrow they'll hang me,
I'll go to my death
So goes the story of poor Ellen Smith
Poor Ellen Smith, how was she found?
(G major) Shot through the (D major) heart,
laying cold on the (A minor) ground (D major)
You (G major) (D major) (A major) you
Poor Ellen Smith
Robert Earl Keen
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