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AmYou howled like a wolf
GYou howled like a child
You Fsus4howled like a ghost from the Fgrave
AmI get to your closet door, 
GYou where in there on the floor
I said "Fsus4open up" and you said "Fgo away!"
And you Ghowled, and you Fhowled
You Ghowled all night Flong
Fsus4I pretended not to hear you
I didn't Fknow what was Cwrong! 
AmWhen the next day came, well, 
GYou were on your way
Fsus4You didn't take much, 
FJust a couple of things
AmAnd you didn't leave a note, 
GBut I knew you had to go
Fsus4You had to go and try to find Fanything.
I just wiGsh and I hope you'll be FOK
I just Gwish and I hope you'll be FOK
And I Fsus4knew that you'd be back Fhere again one dCay.
I got a Amcall from the hospital
GThey said you broke your arm hFsus4opping off a Ftrain
You hadn't Ammade it very far before you ran into bad Gluck
So I boFsus4rrowed a car, I came and picked you Fup
GI brought you home, I brought you homFe
GI brought you home, I brought you hoFme
Fsus4With bruises on your face, that cast on your Farm, 
CAnd a cut across your nose.
You said, "let me eAmxplain, I was on the wrong Gtrain
It was going the wrong Fsus4way so I jumped Foff."
AmAnd I said, "that's insane, 
You could have dGied out there that day
Why wouldn't you just Fsus4wait until it sFtopped?"
And you hGowled, and you Fhowled
Out in Gthat cold field where you Flaid
You said Fsus4what could I Fdo, 
CI was on the wrong train
AmSo you made it to your feet, 
You walked along those bGarren trees
You followed power lFsus4ines until you found the rFoad.
And the first cAmar that came by, 
They saw yoGu and they stopped
It was a rabbit Fsus4hunter and his friend the Fcop.
And Gthey dropped you Foff outGside the Fhospital
Fsus4They gave you pills for the pain,
FThey put that cast for your arm
CBut the howling never stopped.
Because that wFsus4asn't what was wFrong
No that Amwasn't what was wrFong, 
No that wFsus4asn't what was Amwrong with you at Gall.
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The Wrong Train

by Ghost Mice

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Fsus4

You howled like a wolf

You howled like a child

Fsus4 F

You howled like a ghost from the grave

I get to your closet door,

You where in there on the floor

Fsus4 F

I said "open up" and you said "go away!"

G F

And you howled, and you howled

G F

You howled all night long

Fsus4

I pretended not to hear you

F C

I didn't know what was wrong!

When the next day came, well,

You were on your way

Fsus4

You didn't take much,

Just a couple of things

And you didn't leave a note,

But I knew you had to go

Fsus4 F

You had to go and try to find anything.

G F

I just wish and I hope you'll be OK

G F

I just wish and I hope you'll be OK

Fsus4 F C

And I knew that you'd be back here again one day.

I got a call from the hospital

G Fsus4 F

They said you broke your arm hopping off a train

Am G

You hadn't made it very far before you ran into bad luck

Fsus4 F

So I borrowed a car, I came and picked you up

G F

I brought you home, I brought you home

G F

I brought you home, I brought you home

Fsus4 F

With bruises on your face, that cast on your arm,

And a cut across your nose.

Am G

You said, "let me explain, I was on the wrong train

Fsus4 F

It was going the wrong way so I jumped off."

And I said, "that's insane,

You could have died out there that day

Fsus4 F

Why wouldn't you just wait until it stopped?"

G F

And you howled, and you howled

G F

Out in that cold field where you laid

Fsus4 F

You said what could I do,

I was on the wrong train

So you made it to your feet,

You walked along those barren trees

Fsus4 F

You followed power lines until you found the road.

And the first car that came by,

They saw you and they stopped

Fsus4 F

It was a rabbit hunter and his friend the cop.

G F G F

And they dropped you off outside the hospital

Fsus4

They gave you pills for the pain,

They put that cast for your arm

But the howling never stopped.

Fsus4 F

Because that wasn't what was wrong

Am F

No that wasn't what was wrong,

Fsus4 Am G

No that wasn't what was wrong with you at all.

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