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Ghost Town

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IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
options for a particular chord progression.
Cdim7 = xx1212 G7 = 353433 Cm6 = xx5545
C#dim7 = xx2323 D/F# = xx4232 Bdim7 = xx0101
Ddim7 = xx3434 G7/B = x20001 Bb7 = x13131
D#dim7 = xx4545 Bbm = x13321 Ab7 = 464544
Edim7 = xx5656 E = 022100 C#4 = x46674
Fdim7 = xx6767 CmM7 = x35443 C# = x46664
Cm = x35543 Cm7 = x35343 F# = 244322
N.C. = No chords
Only a bass guitar accompanies on the first half of
the Coda. I would mute all the strings with the
chord hand and strum a 'scrub' rhythm,
but I include some chords in brackets if preferred.
[Intro]
| Cdim7/ / C#dim7/ / | Ddim7/ D#dim7/ Edim7/ Fdim7/ | Cm/ / G7/ / |
Cm   G7   Cm(D/F#) G7   Cm  G7/B  
| / / / / | / /___/ / / | / / / / |
| Cm/ / G7/ / | Cm/ / G7/ / | Bbm/ / / / | E/ / / / |
[Verse 1]
CmThis town (Town-G7--!) is 'comin' like a Cmghost town,G7  
CmAll the clubs are G7being closed Cmdown,G7  
CmThis place (Town-G7--!) is 'comin' like a Cmghost town,G7  
BbmBands won't play no Emore,
EToo much fighting on the dance floor
[Chorus]
CmLa, la - la, la - CmM7la! La, la - la!
Cm7La - la, la - la, la - la, la - la, Cm6la!
La, Bdim7la-----! Bb7La - la, la - la, la - Cmla!Ab7  G7  
CmLa, la - la, la - CmM7la! La, la - la!
Cm7La - la, la - la, la - la, la - la, Cm6la!
La, Bdim7la-----! Bb7La - la, la - la, la - Cmla!G7  
[Bridge]
| Cdim7/ / C#dim7/ / | Ddim7/ D#dim7/ Edim7/ Fdim7/ |
C#4Do you re - C#member...
The C#4good old C#days before the F#ghost town?
We C#4danced and C#sang,
And the C#4music C#played in-a d' F#boomtownF#  G7  
[Break]
Cm   G7   Cm(D/F#) G7   Cm  G7/B  
| / / / / | / /___/ / / | / / / / |
| Cm/ / G7/ / | Cm/ / G7/ / | Bbm/ / / / | E/ / / / |
[Verse 2]
CmThis town (TownG7---!) is 'comin' like a Cmghost town,
(Why must the G7youth fight against them - Cmself?)G7  
CmGovernment's G7leavin' the youths on the shelf,
CmThis place (Town-G7--!) is 'comin' like a Cmghost town,
(No job to be G7found in this country!)
BbmCan't ...go on ...no Emore, the people getting angry
[Chorus]
CmLa, la - la, la - CmM7la! La, la - la!
Cm7La - la, la - la, la - la, la - la, Cm6la!
La, Bdim7la-----! Bb7La - la, la - la, la - Cmla!Ab7  G7  
CmLa, la - la, la - CmM7la! La, la - la!
Cm7La - la, la - la, la - la, la - la, Cm6la!
La, Bdim7la-----! Bb7La - la, la - la, la - Cmla!G7  
[Acapella Coda]
(Cm) (G7) (Cm)
This town----- is 'comin' like a ghost town,
(Cm) (G7) (Cm)
This town----- is 'comin' like a ghost town,
N.C.
This town----- is 'comin' like a ghost town,
N.C.
This town----- is 'comin' like a ghost town!
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