Elijahs Church Chords & Lyrics - Steve Earle

[VERSE 1]
[D]Elijah came to Texas
[A]To build his family a ho[D]me
W[D]ith his wife and new baby
A[Bm]nd what little goods that they own[A]ed
H[D]ad a good yoke of oxen
An[G]d hand tools for clearing the l[D]and [Bm]
An[G]d he built him a church
'C[A]ause he was a God fearin' ma[D]n

[VERSE 2]
[D]All of his children when there
[A]Worshiped here through the year[D]s
O[D]n down to my granddad
H[Bm]e's buried 'bout 40 yards from he[A]re
I[D]t's where I was baptized
[G]And where I took me a wif[D]e [Bm]
A[G]nd if I have my say so
[A]That's where I'll rest when it's[D] time

[CHORUS]
When I'm [D]dead and I'm gone

Won't you carry me home

To that little white church
In my [G]daddy's home [D]town
'C[G]ause Lord knows I'm some kind of sin[D]ner
But I've [Em]done come this far
And it's [A]too late for changin'
When this [D]race has been run

Take me back where I came from
And [Bm]let me return what I [A]took from the ground
When this [G]body won't car[A]ry me no f[D]urther
[D]Take me back
[A]And lay me[D] down

[VERSE 3]
[D]That old east Texas red dirt
W[A]on't grow much of nothin' they s[D]ay
'[D]Cept tomatoes and peaches
T[Bm]hey mostly drill for oil nowada[A]ys
A[D]nd a hired hand named Regan
[G]First made me unders[D]tand [Bm]
And he [G]told me the red was the[A] blood of my kin in th[D]e land

[CHORUS]
When I'm [D]dead and I'm gone

Won't you carry me home

To that little white church
In my [G]daddy's home [D]town
C[G]ause lord knows I'm some kinda sin[D]ner
But I've [Em]done come this far
And it's [A]too late for changing
When tis [D]race has been run

Take me back where I came from
And [Bm]let me return what I [A]took from the ground
When this [G]body won't ca[A]rry me no f[D]urther
[D]Take me back
[A]And lay me[D] down