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Eli Renfro

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GEli Renfro kilFled his wife
CWith a long sharp boGwie knife
CHacked her up and pDut her in the groGund
GDeath by hanging was to Fbe his fate
CAnd old Eli filGled with hate
CPut a curse on the entire tDown
Chorus:
Can't you hGear, can't you hFear
CWhen the moon is bright and clGear
From time to Gtime
It's old EGli dragging chaFins
CAnd moaning peoples namDes
And I hGope and I pray that he nFever thCinks of mGine
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
[ Chorus ]
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
 Chorus - 
(repeat: and I hope and I pray he never thinks of mine)

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Eli Renfro

by Yonder Mountain String Band

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G F

Eli Renfro killed his wife

C G

With a long sharp bowie knife

C D G

Hacked her up and put her in the ground

G F

Death by hanging was to be his fate

C G

And old Eli filled with hate

C D

Put a curse on the entire town

Chorus:

G F

Can't you hear, can't you hear

C G

When the moon is bright and clear

From time to time

G F

It's old Eli dragging chains

C D

And moaning peoples names

G F C G

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

[ Chorus ]

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

Chorus -

(repeat: and I hope and I pray he never thinks of mine)

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