capo : ii
intro : G Am C C ( x2 )
( G ) jimmy died on his ( Am ) couch yesterday
A ( C ) friend of his ex – wife called me to say
he just ( G ) gave it to god , ( Am ) slipped from the living
with the ( C ) bills piling up and a back that was giving in ( Em )
its been ( G ) years since ive ( Am ) seen anyone
( C ) now im sitting ( Em ) here , in the ( G ) dark
( Am ) stalling out in my ( D ) car
( C ) wishing i could bum A ( G ) light
from the ( C ) ghost of the gang ( D ) tonight
( G ) kathy lost a nephew under the ( Am ) wheels of a train
in A ( C ) midday suicide after a losing streak
he just ( G ) stood on the tracks and ( Am ) gave it to glory
( C ) i never called her , to say im sorry , my ( Em ) friend
its been ( G ) years , but im ( Am ) thinking about you
( C ) and all of your tears and im ( Em ) sitting here in the ( G ) dark
( Am ) afraid to make a stupid ( D ) call
( C ) wishing i could bum A ( G ) light
from the ( C ) ghost of the gang ( D ) tonight
( C ) tonight im gonna take that ride for
the ( G ) years we missed and the ( D ) friends that died
( C ) sideswiped baby on the road somehow with
A ( G ) pack of dreams that just ( D ) werent allowed
maybe youre ( C ) walking those halls all quiet and sad
or ( G ) sitting in the dark all ( D ) scared and mad
feel my ( C ) hand reach across and dont forget
where you ( G ) come from baby , cause theres ( D ) truth in ( C ) it
yeah we ( G ) huddled against the ( Am ) cold in those days
by the ( C ) light of a fire in a pep – rally haze
with the ( G ) smoke and lives past , and A ( Am ) reason for living
no ( C ) matter how bad it got , we wouldnt give in to ( Em ) it
its been ( G ) years , since ive ( Am ) seen anyone
( C ) or cried these tears now i’m ( Em ) sitting here in the ( G ) dark ,
( Am ) stalling out in my ( D ) car
( C ) wishing i could bum A ( G ) ride
from the ( C ) ghost of the ( D ) gang ( G ) tonight ( Am )
( C ) the ghost of the gang ( G ) tonight ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )
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