Ghost Town Blues
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Intro: C# E F#
Verse one
C#
Ever since my baby left me
E F# C# E F#
You know this ghost town ain't no fun no more
C#
She stole my heart away from me and then she
E F# C# E F#
Dropped it on the floor
C#
My outsides are tough
E F# C# E F#
Hellbent leather overcoat of what once was a man
C#
But inside's a little broken hearted boy
E F# C#
Whose feelings he cannot stand
[Refrão] E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C#
With nothing left to lose
E F# C#
The noose swings high up on the gallows in the wind
E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C# E F# C# E F#
Mmm-hmmmm yeah
Verse two
C#
I feel like an undertaker
E F# C# E F#
Dressed in black but no one left for dead
C#
She left me in a heartbeat
E F# C# E F#
And now there's no one left to sleep in my bed
C#
Where laughs and cries and memories were once
E F# C# E F#
Now lie and tumbleweeds and dust
C#
And an empty graveyard feeling that began once
E F# C# E F#
Just as a childhood lust
[Refrão] E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C#
With nothing left to lose
E F# C#
The noose swings high up on the gallows in the wind
E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F#
Mmm-hmmmm yeah
instrumental
C# E F#
C# E F#
C# E F#
C# E F#
C# E F#
C# E F#
C# E F#
C# E F#
Verse three
C# E F# C# E F#
My pontiac spits back feelings of contempt out the exhaust
C#
A hundred miles an hour down a highway
E F# C# E F#
Well i'm beat up and i'm lost
C# E F# C# E F#
She's gone and i know it, like an outlaw she ran for the hills
C#
And i'll start a brand new life with a new girl
E F# C#
And those same old ghost town thrills
[Refrão] E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C#
With nothing left to lose
E F# C#
The noose swings high up on the gallows in the wind
E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
E F# C#
I've got those ghost town blues
How to play Ghost Town Blues
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.