Chords for Eli Renfro
Tempo:
101.25 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Eli Renfro killed his wife with a long sharp Bowie knife.
[E] [B]
Eli Renfro [A] killed his wife [E] with a long [B] sharp Bowie knife.
[E] He packed her up [F#] and he put her in the [B] ground.
Death by hanging [C#] must have been his fate.
[E] And old [B] Eli Phillip V [E] put a curse on the [F#] entire town.
Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon is [E] bright and clear from [F#] time to time.
It's old Eli gone [E] and changed.
And money [B] and people's names.
I just hope and pray he never thinks of mine.
[E]
[E] [F#m] [B]
[A] [E] [B]
[F#m]
I was a-walkin' the high road [A] late last night.
[Em] The stars were out [B] and the moon was bright.
The wind was a-blowin' you could hear for a half a mile.
[F#m] That awful sound [A] came through the trees.
[B] It chilled my blood and it shook my knees.
[E] The kind of a thing that'd make a man [F#] run wild.
Ain't you [B] hear, can't you hear?
When the moon is bright and clear from [F#] time to time.
It's old Eli draggin' chains.
And money and [B] people's names.
I just hope and [F#] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
[A] [E]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[E] [F#]
[B] So if you leave [A] town before I do, [B] don't look back.
I'm a-comin', [E] packin' my things [F#] and I'm goin' far [B] away.
Well, they said that you [Am] can't run away from a [E] curse.
Maybe this [B] time I'll be the first.
[E] There ain't nobody here gonna [F#] make me stay.
Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon [E] is bright and clear [F#] from time to time.
[F#m] It's old Eli [E] draggin' [F#] chains.
And money and [B] people's names.
I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
I just hope and [F#] pray he never thinks of mine.
[F]
[E] [B]
Eli Renfro [A] killed his wife [E] with a long [B] sharp Bowie knife.
[E] He packed her up [F#] and he put her in the [B] ground.
Death by hanging [C#] must have been his fate.
[E] And old [B] Eli Phillip V [E] put a curse on the [F#] entire town.
Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon is [E] bright and clear from [F#] time to time.
It's old Eli gone [E] and changed.
And money [B] and people's names.
I just hope and pray he never thinks of mine.
[E]
[E] [F#m] [B]
[A] [E] [B]
[F#m]
I was a-walkin' the high road [A] late last night.
[Em] The stars were out [B] and the moon was bright.
The wind was a-blowin' you could hear for a half a mile.
[F#m] That awful sound [A] came through the trees.
[B] It chilled my blood and it shook my knees.
[E] The kind of a thing that'd make a man [F#] run wild.
Ain't you [B] hear, can't you hear?
When the moon is bright and clear from [F#] time to time.
It's old Eli draggin' chains.
And money and [B] people's names.
I just hope and [F#] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
[A] [E]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[E] [F#]
[B] So if you leave [A] town before I do, [B] don't look back.
I'm a-comin', [E] packin' my things [F#] and I'm goin' far [B] away.
Well, they said that you [Am] can't run away from a [E] curse.
Maybe this [B] time I'll be the first.
[E] There ain't nobody here gonna [F#] make me stay.
Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon [E] is bright and clear [F#] from time to time.
[F#m] It's old Eli [E] draggin' [F#] chains.
And money and [B] people's names.
I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
I just hope and [F#] pray he never thinks of mine.
[F]
Key:
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E
F#
A
F#m
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F#
Eli Renfro killed his wife with a long sharp Bowie knife. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Eli Renfro [A] killed his wife [E] with a long [B] sharp Bowie knife.
[E] He packed her up [F#] and he put her in the [B] ground.
_ _ Death by hanging [C#] must have been his fate.
[E] And old [B] Eli Phillip V [E] put a curse on the [F#] entire town. _ _ _
_ Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon is [E] bright and clear from [F#] time to time. _ _ _
_ It's old Eli gone [E] and changed.
And money [B] and people's names. _ _ _ _
I just hope and pray he never thinks of mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I was a-walkin' the high road [A] late last night.
[Em] The stars were out [B] and the moon was bright.
The wind was a-blowin' you could hear for a half a mile. _ _
[F#m] That awful sound [A] came through the trees.
[B] It chilled my blood and it shook my knees.
[E] The kind of a thing that'd make a man [F#] run wild. _
_ _ _ _ Ain't you [B] hear, can't you hear?
When the moon is bright and clear from [F#] time to time. _
_ _ _ _ It's old Eli draggin' chains.
And money and [B] people's names. _ _ _
I just hope and [F#] pray he never [B] thinks of mine. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] So if you leave [A] town before I do, [B] don't look back.
I'm a-comin', [E] packin' my things [F#] and I'm goin' far [B] away. _
Well, they said that you [Am] can't run away from a [E] curse.
Maybe this [B] time I'll be the first.
[E] There ain't nobody here gonna [F#] make me stay. _
_ _ _ _ Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon [E] is bright and clear [F#] from time to time. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] It's old Eli [E] draggin' [F#] chains.
And money and [B] people's names. _ _
_ _ I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine. _ _ _
_ _ I just hope and [F#] pray he never thinks of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Eli Renfro [A] killed his wife [E] with a long [B] sharp Bowie knife.
[E] He packed her up [F#] and he put her in the [B] ground.
_ _ Death by hanging [C#] must have been his fate.
[E] And old [B] Eli Phillip V [E] put a curse on the [F#] entire town. _ _ _
_ Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon is [E] bright and clear from [F#] time to time. _ _ _
_ It's old Eli gone [E] and changed.
And money [B] and people's names. _ _ _ _
I just hope and pray he never thinks of mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I was a-walkin' the high road [A] late last night.
[Em] The stars were out [B] and the moon was bright.
The wind was a-blowin' you could hear for a half a mile. _ _
[F#m] That awful sound [A] came through the trees.
[B] It chilled my blood and it shook my knees.
[E] The kind of a thing that'd make a man [F#] run wild. _
_ _ _ _ Ain't you [B] hear, can't you hear?
When the moon is bright and clear from [F#] time to time. _
_ _ _ _ It's old Eli draggin' chains.
And money and [B] people's names. _ _ _
I just hope and [F#] pray he never [B] thinks of mine. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] So if you leave [A] town before I do, [B] don't look back.
I'm a-comin', [E] packin' my things [F#] and I'm goin' far [B] away. _
Well, they said that you [Am] can't run away from a [E] curse.
Maybe this [B] time I'll be the first.
[E] There ain't nobody here gonna [F#] make me stay. _
_ _ _ _ Ain't you hear, [E] can't you hear?
[B] When the moon [E] is bright and clear [F#] from time to time. _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] It's old Eli [E] draggin' [F#] chains.
And money and [B] people's names. _ _
_ _ I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ I just hope and [A] pray he never [B] thinks of mine. _ _ _
_ _ I just hope and [F#] pray he never thinks of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _