*** GHOST TOWN *** Album: The Middle of Somewhere Artist: Huns and Dr.Beeker URL: http://hunsanddrbeeker.com 4:4 meter - slow HINT: Can use capo behind 2nd Fret and play "Em" chords shown below. Doing so will put you in the Key of F sharp minor, as Ghost Town was recorded here by Huns & Dr. Beeker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-260nNVOrCI Key: E minor ============================================================= Intro: Em D6 Am7 Em Em D6 Am7 Em Em D6 There was no way they could have known that morning Am7 Em But they awoke upon a fateful day, Em D6 A killer wind came down without a warning, Am7 Em And no one had the chance to get away. D6 Am7 Em Em D6 The firemen were brave: they fought with with honor. Am7 Em But the blaze was more than it appeared to be. Em D6 And one by one they fell beside their comrades, Am7 Em The victims of a foe they could not see ---------------------------------------------------- CHORUS: C Em Mama where are you? C Em Papa where did you go? C Em And where are all the children who used to play here? B C Em Only Heaven Know......s. ---------------------------------------------------- Em D6 What they saw defied all explanation. Am7 Em Someone said the trees were glowing red. Em D6 They say the light came from the radiation. Am7 Em But maybe it's the Spirits of the Dead D6 Am7 Em ---------------------------- Repeat CHORUS, Further Above ---------------------------- Em D6 Gone the homes, the gardens, and the playgrounds... Am7 Em Gone the souls who made their livings here. D6 Am7 Em Em D6 They say this place will always be a Ghost Town. Am7 Em It will be for at least 600 years. ---------------------------- Repeat CHORUS, Further Above ---------------------------- ======================================================== ======================================================== The words below are adopted in part from the Ghost Town lyrics and fit its melody. They are respectfully dedicated to the victims and survivors of the September 11 2001 World Trade Center attack: Em D6 Am7 Em Em D6 Am7 Em Em D6 There was no way they could have known that morning Am7 Em But they awoke upon a fateful day, Em D6 A killer sword came down without a warning, Am7 Em And with a stroke they all were slain that day. D6 Am7 Em Em D6 The firemen were brave: they fought with with honor. Am7 Em But the hell above was going to make them die. Em D6 And one by one they fell, the World Trade Towers Am7 Em The victims of a foe from foreign skies. ---------------------------------------------------- CHORUS: C Em Mama where are you? C Em Papa where did you go? C Em And where are all the children you used to care for? B C Em Only Heaven Know......s. ---------------------------------------------------- Em D6 The ways they died defied all words of horror Am7 Em Some jumped or burned; In thousands did they fall. Em D6 The seas of tears shed by the victims mourners Am7 Em Will never drown the vision of it all. ---------------------------- Repeat CHORUS of your Choice ---------------------------- Em D6 Some will say they really had it coming Am7 Em Some will say they're innocent, one and all Em D6 Either way the sad result was stunning Am7 Em There's hell to pay when your back's against the wall. ---------------------------- Repeat CHORUS of your Choice ----------------------------