Ellis Dee Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Why is he cussin' and
callin' disgustin'
[G]The city that is now his [D]home?
He never smiles or keeps up with styles
He is [G]black and he is all [D]alone[A]
And you ask why he's this way
Well brother you're too blind to see
It's 'cause [D]Ellis [C]Dee ain't
[G]free like you and [D]me

[Verse 2]
Get [D]out of the street don't
get high on my beat
Go on [G]home the policeman [D]warns
Just 'cause you're poor
why do you declare war?
I can't [G]help the way that
you were [D]born[A]
Why are they holdin' him
down?
He's spending his life on his knees
'Cause [D]Ellis [C]Dee ain't
[G]free like you [D]and me

[Verse 3]
[D]Got to help Ellis
Got to help Ellis
You know we got to help Ellis, [G]Ellis [A]Dee
[D]Try and help Ellis, [G]you an[A]d me
[D]Got to get to Ellis, [G]hear [A]his plea
[C]Try and [A]help Ellis get [D]free

[Verse 4]
[D]Ellis got hooked,
he got booked and he shook
In his [G]cold little shivery [D]cell
While out on the street in
that same funky beat
Mister [G]pusher was doing [D]well[A]
And Ellis junior cries tears his
daddy can't see
'Cause [D]Ellis [C]Dee ain't
[G]free like you and [D]me

[Verse 5]
[D]Got to help Ellis
Got to help Ellis
You know we got to help Ellis, [G]Ellis [A]Dee
[D]Try and help Ellis, [G]you an[A]d me
[D]Got to get to Ellis, [G]hear [A]his plea
[C]Try and [A]help Ellis get free
[D]

[Verse 6]
'Cause Ellis [C]Dee ain't
[G]fee like you and [D]me
No Ellis [C]Dee ain't [G]free like you and me

[Outro 1]
[D][G][D]