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intro on:
 Em6
Hear the Em6train whistle blow, rollin down the line
Hear the Em6/9rumble and the roar of the Monnlight Express
All a A7/Eboard   All aboard
Every Em6traveller sat silent as a stone
A lot like but not flesh and bone
But I Em6/9would not be dogged or driven to fright
    D9Then a voice       B7+5-9from a hooded B7+5+9robe in
|     Em|     Emadd9|      Em6|     B7|
 black
Whispered "D9/Apilgrim, here we go,    C#7     C7ain't C6no   tur B7nin' C6back"B7  
All a Aadd9board! cried the Em7train guard
Make Aadd9ready for you magic mountain Em7ride
Wave good Cbye   to   the  world       Cmaj7be  Glow us
Here's your Dadd9one way ticket to the other
 Cside       D/C        C       D/C  CAll
a Aadd9board the Em7ghost train
     Aadd9Drop all your trappins at the Em7door
Wave good Cbye to the boy in the Gwindow
You Dadd9won't be seein' him any
  Cmore       D/C  Coh         D/C  Coh        D/C  Cwhoa       D/C  Cwhoa
  Cwhooo D/Coh   Coh!  . D/C. . C. . .  D/C  C  D/C  C  
  |        Em6| % | % | % |
   oh oh oh
..return to tempo:
  |       Em6| % | % | % |
Like a Em6bat out o' hell we shut into space
When A/Edown belowin the blue-greel glow
I Em7saw a weeping face
T'was the Em6face of a child that cut me to the bone
When I Em7heard them say
     D9Had no clue as to B7+5-9who was B7+5+9driving in the
|     Em|     Emadd9|      Em6|     B7|
 dark
But it D9hurt so badC#7  
I C7suddenly had a B7change of C6heartB7  
All a Aadd9board! cried the Em7train guard
Make Aadd9ready for you magic mountain Em7ride
Wave good Cbye   to   the  world       Cmaj7be Glow us
Here's your Dadd9one way ticket to the other
 Cside       D/C        C      D/CACll
a Aadd9boa--   -Emord the Em7ghost train
     Aadd9Drop all your trappins at the Em7door
Wave good Cbye to the boy in the Gwindow
You Dadd9won't be seein' him any 
 Cmore       D/C        C  D/Call bCoard        D/C  Coh no D/CnoC  
 D/Call a Cboard      D/C  Coh no D/CnoC  
Em6oh oh oh oh . . . .    
                            Em6
To a Em7cottage in the woods
Who Em6held my head to her belly and said
We're Em7gonna have a son
We're Em6gonna have a son
Hmm we're Em7gonna have a son
|       Em6| % | % | % |
All a AboardEm7  
All a Aboard Em7  
All a Aboard Em7  
The Emghost train

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Ghost Train

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em6

Em6/9

A7/E

B7+5-9

B7+5+9

Emadd9

D9/A

C#7

Aadd9

Em7

Cmaj7

Dadd9

D/C

A/E

intro on:

Em6

Hear the train whistle blow, rollin down the line

Em6/9

Hear the rumble and the roar of the Monnlight Express

A7/E

All a board All aboard

Em6

Every traveller sat silent as a stone

A lot like but not flesh and bone

Em6/9

But I would not be dogged or driven to fright

D9 B7+5-9 B7+5+9

Then a voice from a hooded robe in

Em Emadd9 Em6 B7

| | | | |

black

D9/A C#7 C7 C6 B7 C6 B7

Whispered "pilgrim, here we go, ain't no tur nin' back"

Aadd9 Em7

All a board! cried the train guard

Aadd9 Em7

Make ready for you magic mountain ride

C Cmaj7 G

Wave good bye to the world be low us

Dadd9

Here's your one way ticket to the other

C D/C C D/C C

side All

Aadd9 Em7

a board the ghost train

Aadd9 Em7

Drop all your trappins at the door

C G

Wave good bye to the boy in the window

Dadd9

You won't be seein' him any

C D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C

more oh oh whoa whoa

C D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C

whooo oh oh! . . . . . .

Em6

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oh oh oh

..return to tempo:

Em6

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Em6

Like a bat out o' hell we shut into space

A/E

When down belowin the blue-greel glow

Em7

I saw a weeping face

Em6

T'was the face of a child that cut me to the bone

Em7

When I heard them say

D9 B7+5-9 B7+5+9

Had no clue as to who was driving in the

Em Emadd9 Em6 B7

| | | | |

dark

D9 C#7

But it hurt so bad

C7 B7 C6 B7

I suddenly had a change of heart

Aadd9 Em7

All a board! cried the train guard

Aadd9 Em7

Make ready for you magic mountain ride

C Cmaj7 G

Wave good bye to the world be low us

Dadd9

Here's your one way ticket to the other

C D/C C D/C C

side All

Aadd9 Em Em7

a boa-- -ord the ghost train

Aadd9 Em7

Drop all your trappins at the door

C G

Wave good bye to the boy in the window

Dadd9

You won't be seein' him any

C D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C

more all board oh no no

D/C C D/C C D/C C

all a board oh no no

Em6

oh oh oh oh . . . .

Em6

Em7

To a cottage in the woods

Em6

Who held my head to her belly and said

Em7

We're gonna have a son

Em6

We're gonna have a son

Em7

Hmm we're gonna have a son

Em6

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A Em7

All a board

A Em7

All a board

A Em7

All a board

The ghost train

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