Eli Renfro
Yonder Mountain String BandVersion1
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Eli Renfro killed his wife
With a long sharp bowie knife
Hacked her up and put her in the ground
Death by hanging was to be his fate
And old Eli filled with hate
Put a curse on the entire town
Can't you hear, can't you hear
When the moon is bright and clear
From time to time
It's old Eli dragging chains
And moaning peoples names
And I hope and I pray that he never thinks of mine
I was walking the high road late last night
The stars were out and the moon was bright
The wind was blowing you could hear for half a mile
Then an awful sound came through the trees
It chilled my blood and it shook my knees
The kinda thing that makes a man run wild
Well if you get home before I do
Don't look back cause I'm coming through
I'm packing my things and I'm headed far away
They say you can't run away from a curse
Maybe this time I'll be the first
Ain't nobody here gonna make me stay
(repeat: and I hope and I pray he never thinks of mine)
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Readable chord sheet for Eli Renfro by Yonder Mountain String Band
[G]Eli Renfro kil[F]led his wife [C]With a long sharp bo[G]wie knife [C]Hacked her up and p[D]ut her in the gro[G]und [G]Death by hanging was to [F]be his fate [C]And old Eli fil[G]led with hate [C]Put a curse on the entire t[D]own Can't you h[G]ear, can't you h[F]ear [C]When the moon is bright and cl[G]ear From time to[G] time It's old E[G]li dragging cha[F]ins [C]And moaning peoples nam[D]es And I h[G]ope and I pray that he n[F]ever th[C]inks of m[G]ine I was walking the high road late last night The stars were out and the moon was bright The wind was blowing you could hear for half a mile Then an awful sound came through the trees It chilled my blood and it shook my knees The kinda thing that makes a man run wild Well if you get home before I do Don't look back cause I'm coming through I'm packing my things and I'm headed far away They say you can't run away from a curse Maybe this time I'll be the first Ain't nobody here gonna make me stay (repeat: and I hope and I pray he never thinks of mine)