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Ghost Town

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Standard tuning
[Intro]
 F   C   G   Fx2
[Verse]
Fmaj7/AAll of these Cghost towns I keeGp travelling Fmaj7through
Fmaj7/AAll of these Ctraffic signs and lonesome Gbars blindsiding Fmaj7me and you
AmAnd I swear I can be Fmaj7betterFmaj7/A  
AmI could be more to Gyou
AmBut there are things that lie in Fmaj7my pathFmaj7/A  
AmThat I just have to Gdo
[Chorus]
If you've got Cvisions of the past
Let them Fmaj7follow you dAmown
For they'll comFmaj7e back to Fmaj7/Ayou someCday
And I Cfound myself attached to this Fmaj7railroad Amtrack
But I'll cFmaj7ome back to Fmaj7/Ayou someCday
To Fmaj7youC  
To Fmaj7youC  
To Fmaj7youFmaj7/A  
SomeCday
[Verse]
And I rFmaj7emember how you tCold me all that yGou wanted to Fmaj7do
That dream of Fmaj7/AParis in the moCrning or a NGew York window Fmaj7view
And I caAmn see it now you're Fmaj7married and your wiFmaj7/Afe is with a child
And Amyou're all laughing in the gaFmaj7rden and I'm losAmt somewhere in your mGind
[Chorus]
If you've got Cvisions of the past
Let them Fmaj7follow you Amdown
For they'll comFmaj7/Ae back to you someCday
And I Cfound myself attached to this Fmaj7railroad Amtrack
But I'll cFmaj7ome back to Fmaj7/Ayou someCday
To Fmaj7youC  
To Fmaj7youC  
To Fmaj7youFmaj7/A  
SomeCday
[Verse]
      Fmaj7  Fmaj7/AMaybe I should just Gturn around and Cwalk aAmway
  Fmaj7For Fmaj7/Ano matter hoGw much I really Cdo want to Amstay
You know I Fmaj7can't no, it's too Glate
[Chorus]
For I've Cfound myself attached to this Fmaj7railroad Amtrack
But I'll cFmaj7ome back to Fmaj7/Ayou someCday
To Fmaj7youC  
To Fmaj7youC  
To Amyou
SomeCday

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The story behind the song

"Ghost Town" captures the feeling of being on a journey, constantly moving through places that feel empty, like ghost towns. There's a sense of being drawn along a path, perhaps by fate, or by an emotional connection to the road itself, as if attached to a railroad track. It speaks to the quiet introspection that comes with perpetual motion, encountering things along the way that demand attention. This song embodies the reflective mood of traveling through life, observing the world from a passing train.

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Ghost Town

Ghost Town

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Ghost Town

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7/A

Fmaj7

Standard tuning

[Intro]

F C G F

[Verse]

Fmaj7/A C G Fmaj7

All of these ghost towns I keep travelling through

Fmaj7/A C G Fmaj7

All of these traffic signs and lonesome bars blindsiding me and you

Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A

And I swear I can be better

Am G

I could be more to you

Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A

But there are things that lie in my path

Am G

That I just have to do

[Chorus]

If you've got visions of the past

Fmaj7 Am

Let them follow you down

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A C

For they'll come back to you someday

C Fmaj7 Am

And I found myself attached to this railroad track

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A C

But I'll come back to you someday

Fmaj7 C

To you

Fmaj7 C

To you

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A

To you

Someday

[Verse]

Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7

And I remember how you told me all that you wanted to do

Fmaj7/A C G Fmaj7

That dream of Paris in the morning or a New York window view

Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A

And I can see it now you're married and your wife is with a child

Am Fmaj7 Am G

And you're all laughing in the garden and I'm lost somewhere in your mind

[Chorus]

If you've got visions of the past

Fmaj7 Am

Let them follow you down

Fmaj7/A C

For they'll come back to you someday

C Fmaj7 Am

And I found myself attached to this railroad track

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A C

But I'll come back to you someday

Fmaj7 C

To you

Fmaj7 C

To you

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A

To you

Someday

[Verse]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A G C Am

Maybe I should just turn around and walk away

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A G C Am

For no matter how much I really do want to stay

Fmaj7 G

You know I can't no, it's too late

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7 Am

For I've found myself attached to this railroad track

Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A C

But I'll come back to you someday

Fmaj7 C

To you

Fmaj7 C

To you

Someday

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