Ghost Town
Sam Outlaw
Angeleno (2015)
This is in standard. Sam Oulaw plays in D Standard tuning. If you want the chord shapes he plays in that
tuning, transpose this up by two semitones
Chords:
Dm A# F C/G Gm
e|---1---1---0---0---3---|
b|---3---3---1---1---3---|
g|---2---3---2---2---3---|
d|---0---3---3---0---5---|
a|---x---1---3---3---5---|
E|---x---x---x---3---3---|
[Intro]
Dm A# F C/G F Dm A# F C/G F
[Verse]
Dm F
I wish that you could see this city
C/G F
Just how it used to be
Dm F C/G
Burning with the fire of industry
Dm F
I wish you could feel
C/G F
The life we once felt on these streets, but you
Gm C/G
Can't, no you can't
[Chorus]
'cause I'm on my
Dm A# F
way through some kind of ghost town,
C/G F
I'm on my way back home, I'm on my
Dm A# F
Way, I wish that I could slow it down
C/G F
I'm on my way back home
[Verse]
Dm F
Nothing but one dead highway
C/G F
No blood in these veins
Dm F C/G
You hardly see a car, truck, or train
Dm F
There's no one left to say what happend but
C/G F
I want someone to blame, but I
Gm C/G
Can't, no I can't
[Chorus]
'cause I'm on my
Dm A# F
Way through some kind of ghost town,
C/G F
I'm on my way back home ,I'm on my
Dm A# F
Way, I wish that I could slow it down
C/G F
I'm on my way back home
[Interlude]
Dm A# F C/G F Dm A# F C/G F
[Bridge]
Gm F C/G
I'm looking for some answers in the rubble, rocks, and sand
Gm F C/G
But digging's got me nothing but some more dirt on my hands
Gm F C/G
I didn't see it coming, never thought we'd see her fall
Gm F C/G F C/G
But maybe she was crumbling all along
[Verse]
Dm F
I wish that you could see my family
C/G F
Just how we used to be
Dm F C/G
Burning with a love so bright and free
Dm F
I wish that I could hold my mama just
C/G F
once more before she leaves, but I
Gm C/G
Can't, no I can't
Gm C/G
No I can't, no I can't, no I can't
[Chorus/Outro]
'cause I'm on my
Dm A# F
Way through some more kind of ghost town
C/G F
I'm on my way back home, I'm on my
Dm A# F
Way, I wish that I could slow it down
C/G F
I'm on my way back home, Yeah, I'm on my
Dm A# F
Way through some kind of ghost town
C/G F
I'm on my way back home, I'm on my
Dm A# F
Way I wish that I could go around
C/G F A# F
I'm on my way back home
C/G F A# F
I'm on my way back home
C/G F C/G Dm
I'm on my way back home
