The Ghost Of Robert Johnson - Ralph Mctell Chords
Chords: Em, Am, G, B7, B7/A, B/G, B/F#, Am6, Em/B, Am/C
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Genre: blues, folk, rock
From the album "Somewhere down the road" (2010).
A reasonable approximation of what Ralph plays. Add blues embellishments ad
lib.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/F2zXiAll2jo
(Live version omits verse 4 and has slightly diffrent solo and outro.)
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em
Down at the lonely crossroads
Am
Where the gypsies buried their child
G
A cigarette stub smolders
B7
from a pack of Lucky Strike.
Em
Smoke drifts in the stillness
Am
A guitar at his side
B7
The ghost of Robert Johnson
B7/A B/G B/F# Em
waits for the Greyhound bus to ride.
[Verse 2]
Em
When you hear those bus tyres humming
Am
Glimpse the distant headlights pale
G
That's the heart beat you hear thumping
B7
From the hell hound on his trail.
Em
Better to keep moving
Am
There is no place to hide
B7
So the ghost of Robert Johnson
B7/A B/G B/F# Em
Takes the Greyhound bus to ride.
[Bridge]
Am
It's the shadows in your mind
Am6
That words can not express
Em
It's the shiver in your heart
When it's full of emptiness
Am
Like bottle that's been drained
Am6
And smashed and cast aside
B7
So the ghost of Robert Johnson
B7/A B/G B/F# Em
Takes the Greyhound bus and rides.
[Verse 3]
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