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Ellis County

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Julie Miller - Ellis County
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G
[Verse 1]
Take me Cback when Gtimes were hard, but Cwe didn't know it
GIf we ate, Cwe had to grow it
GTake me Dback, when Emall we could Cafford was laughter
GAnd two mules inCstead of a tractor
DTake me back Gagain
[Verse 2]
Take me Cback where Gthere was nothing Cleft to throw out
GThere was a light that Cwouldn't go out
GTake me Dback, when Emwe had swollen Cfingers we gotten
GWhen everybody Chelped pick the cotton
DTake me back Gagain
[Chorus]
DTake me Cback to Emplaces where my Dmemory Gtarries
DTake me Cback to Emprecious things that Dmy heart carries
[Verse 3]
Take me Cback when Gdaddy led the Csinging on Sunday
GNobody had to Cplough 'til Monday
GTake me Dback where EmI could feel the Ckiss of my mother
GI had all my Csisters and brothers
DTake me back Gagain
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  D  Em  C  G  C  D C G   D
[Chorus]
Take me Cback to Emplaces where my Dmemory Gtarries
DTake me Cback to Emprecious things that Dmy heart carries
[Verse 4]
Take me Cback when Gtimes were hard, but Cwe didn't know it
GIf we ate, Cwe had to grow it
GTake me Dback, when Emall we could Cafford was laughter
GAnd two mules inCstead of a tractor
DTake me back Gagain
DTake me back Gagain

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Ellis County

by Julie Miller

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Julie Miller - Ellis County

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C G C G C G

[Verse 1]

C G C

Take me back when times were hard, but we didn't know it

G C

If we ate, we had to grow it

G D Em C

Take me back, when all we could afford was laughter

G C

And two mules instead of a tractor

D G

Take me back again

[Verse 2]

C G C

Take me back where there was nothing left to throw out

G C

There was a light that wouldn't go out

G D Em C

Take me back, when we had swollen fingers we gotten

G C

When everybody helped pick the cotton

D G

Take me back again

[Chorus]

D C Em D G

Take me back to places where my memory tarries

D C Em D

Take me back to precious things that my heart carries

[Verse 3]

C G C

Take me back when daddy led the singing on Sunday

G C

Nobody had to plough 'til Monday

G D Em C

Take me back where I could feel the kiss of my mother

G C

I had all my sisters and brothers

D G

Take me back again

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C G D Em C G C D C G D

[Chorus]

C Em D G

Take me back to places where my memory tarries

D C Em D

Take me back to precious things that my heart carries

[Verse 4]

C G C

Take me back when times were hard, but we didn't know it

G C

If we ate, we had to grow it

G D Em C

Take me back, when all we could afford was laughter

G C

And two mules instead of a tractor

D G

Take me back again

D G

Take me back again

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