Ghost Train — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Ghost Train by Counting Crows (key of Dm).
Intro
[Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
Verse 1
[Dm]I took the cannonball down to the ocean
Across the desert from sea to shining sea
I rode a ladder that climbs across the nation
Fifty million feet of earth between the buried and [C/G]me
Chorus
[Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9]"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you [C/G]do?" [Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9]
Verse 2
[Dm]She buys a ticket cause it's cold where she comes from
She climbs aboard because she's scared of getting older in the snow
Love is a ghost train rumbling through the darkness
Hold on to me darling I've got nowhere else to [C/G]go
Chorus
[Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9]"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you [C/G]do?" [Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9]
Instrumental
[Fmaj9] [C/G] [Am] [Am]
Verse 3
[Dm]I took the cannonball down to the ocean
Watched the diesel disappear beneath the tumbling waves
Love is a ghost train howling on the radio
"Remember everything" she said, "when only memories [C/G]remain"
Chorus
[Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9]"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you [C/G]do?" [Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9] [C/G]
[Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9]"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you [C/G]do?" [Fmaj9] [Em7] [Fmaj9]