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Robert Forster – From Ghost Town
Intro:      D            F#m       Bm           G  A  
   DThe Secret F#mgoes    with its books and clBmothes from GGhost TownA  
 DTo a placF#me no one can tBmrace maybe there’s peGace there in the strAeets there
It’s gBmone, yes Gyes yes not to retBmurn wGhy no no Bmburned yes Gyes yes
   DDavid wF#mrote in his good-bye Bmnote ‘it’s all difGferent now’A  
   DAnd he’s rF#might I hope I get it rBmight as I Ggo on, as I mAove on
It’s stBmrong, yeGs yes yes what we Bmmade fGor a thousand years it will not fBmade 
no Gno no
Interlude:      D            F#m       Bm           G  F#  
   BmThere are places    Amhe could have stayed
   GBut he had to go because he loved the rain
   BmThere were hearts    Amthere was help 
   GBut he couldn’t love them because he didn’t love himself
It’s gBmone, yGes yes yes it’s wrBmong and wGhy should this be Bmso yGes yes yes
   DAnd he kF#mnew more than I kBmnew
And I hGated what he hated tAoo
This wBmorld, nGow that’s gone a gBmirl a thGousand words a swBmirl and wGhy why why
Interlude:      D            F#m       Bm           G  A  
           D     F#m          Bm     G         F#
   BmThere are people    Amwho love the moon
   GIts milky warmth and its brilliant gloom
   BmThey hate the day    Amit’s just too rough
    GThey go in the morning when they’ve had enough
   DDavid wrF#mote in his good-bye nBmote ‘it’s all diffGerent now’A  
   DAnd it F#mis there’s much I’ll mBmiss as I gGo on as I mAove on
It’s gBmone, yGes yes yes it’s Bmwrong and wGhy should this be Bmso wGhy why why

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From Ghost Town

by Robert Forster

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Robert Forster – From Ghost Town

D F#m Bm G A

Intro:

D F#m Bm G A

The Secret goes with its books and clothes from Ghost Town

D F#m Bm G A

To a place no one can trace maybe there’s peace there in the streets there

Bm G Bm G Bm G

It’s gone, yes yes yes not to return why no no burned yes yes yes

D F#m Bm G A

David wrote in his good-bye note ‘it’s all different now’

D F#m Bm G A

And he’s right I hope I get it right as I go on, as I move on

Bm G Bm G Bm

It’s strong, yes yes yes what we made for a thousand years it will not fade

no no no

D F#m Bm G F#

Interlude:

Bm Am

There are places he could have stayed

But he had to go because he loved the rain

Bm Am

There were hearts there was help

But he couldn’t love them because he didn’t love himself

Bm G Bm G Bm G

It’s gone, yes yes yes it’s wrong and why should this be so yes yes yes

D F#m Bm

And he knew more than I knew

G A

And I hated what he hated too

Bm G Bm G Bm G

This world, now that’s gone a girl a thousand words a swirl and why why why

D F#m Bm G A

Interlude:

D F#m Bm G F#

Bm Am

There are people who love the moon

Its milky warmth and its brilliant gloom

Bm Am

They hate the day it’s just too rough

They go in the morning when they’ve had enough

D F#m Bm G A

David wrote in his good-bye note ‘it’s all different now’

D F#m Bm G A

And it is there’s much I’ll miss as I go on as I move on

Bm G Bm G Bm G

It’s gone, yes yes yes it’s wrong and why should this be so why why why

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