Ghost Train chords by Gary Brooker

SimplifiedG · C · D · Em

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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(Brooker
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 Fisher   Reid) They're putting up the posters
The carnival's in town
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Performing seals and dancing dogs
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And gaily painted clowns
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So ladies take your places
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And wear your finest clothes
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Put on your silk and laces
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Your buttons and your bows
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Spin the wheel of fortune
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And lay your money down
Let fate be your decider
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- "faites vos jeux"
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The carnival's in town
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When the show is over
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The empty streets are
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glistering in the rain
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It's still the same
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Riding on a ghost train
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A   feeling stranger than you've
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ever known
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You're all alone.
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They're putting up the posters
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A wanted man's in town
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They say he's armed and dangerous
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And now he's gone to ground
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He's livin' rough from
hand to mouth
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A lethal burning fuse
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He know his time is running out
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There's nothing left to loose
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So parents find your children
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And keep them safe indoors
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He's killed before
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he'll kill again
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The next one could be yours.
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When the show is over
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The empty streets are
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glistering in the rain
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It's still the same
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Riding on a ghost train
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D 
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A   feeling stranger
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than you've ever known
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You're all alone.