Ghost Town
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Capo 7
INTRO:
C E7 Am
F C G C
verse 1
E7 Am F
It was a Saturday morning bus to town
C G C G
For grandma, mother and me
C E7 Am F C
With a list of the shops we'd need to call at
G
Before the cakes and tea
F G C G/B Am F
There was the butcher, the baker, the bookshop too
C Dm G
So many things for us to do
C E7 Am F C
Now with Oxfam and Heartbeat and Save The Children
G C E7 Am F C G C
Who'll save the old town now?
verse 2
E7 Am F
The cinema stood on the railway's corner
C G C G
Courting couples would queue
C E7 Am F C
Now it's a big fat supermarket
G
You have to drive out to
F G C G/B Am F
They've got the meat and the veg, the fruit and the flowers
C Dm G
They've killed the little shops with their hours
C E7 Am F C
And with Oxfam and Heartbeat and Save The Children
G C
Who'll save the old town now?
[Refrão]
F C Dm
Who'll save the old town? Now it's a ghost town
G N.C.
Once it was my town, a warm as toast town
C E7 Am F C
But with charity shops and boarded windows
G C E7 Am F C G C
It's not my old town now
verse 3
E7 Am F
Jimmy and Joe met John the poacher
C G C G
For beer at the old King's Head
C E7 Am F
Now it's been closed down and the new off-licence
C G
Has Australian lager instead
F G C G/B Am
So the charm of the old town starts to pall
F C Dm G
As everyone goes to the shopping mall
C E7 Am F C
And with Oxfam and Heartbeat and Save The Children
G C
Who'll save the old town now?
[Refrão]
F C Dm
Who'll save the old town? Now it's a ghost town
G N.C.
Once it was my town, a warm as toast town
C E7 Am F C
But with charity shops and boarded windows
G C E7 Am F C G C
It's not my old town now
verse 4
E7 Am F
It was a Saturday morning bus to town
C G C G
For grandma, mother and me
C E7 Am F C
With a list of the shops we'd need to call at
G
Before the cakes and tea
F G C G/B Am F
There was the butcher, the baker, the bookshop too
C Dm G
So many things for us to do
C E7 Am F C
Now with Oxfam and Heartbeat and Save The Children
G C E7 Am F C G C
Who'll save the old town now
C E7 Am F C
With Oxfam and Heartbeat and Save The Children
G C
Who'll save the old town now
How to play Ghost Town
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.