Ghost Of The Gang

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Jimmy died on his couch yesterday
  D
A friend of his ex-wife called me to say
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He just gave it to God and slipped from the living
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With the bills piling up and a back that was giving in

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And it’s been years since I’ve seen anyone
D               F#m          A
Now I’m sitting here, in the dark
Bm                 E
Stalling out in my car
D                     A
Wishing I could bum a light
       D                   E
On the ghost of the gang tonight

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Kathy lost a nephew under the wheels of a train
D
In a midday suicide after a losing streak
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He just stood on the tracks and gave it to glory
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I never called her to say I’m sorry, my friend

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It’s been years, but I’m thinking about you
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And all of your tears and I’m sitting here in the dark
Bm                      E
Afraid to make a stupid call
D                     A
Wishing I could bum a light
         D                   E
From the ghost of the gang tonight

D
Tonight I’m gonna take that ride for
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The years we missed and the friends that died
D
Sideswiped baby on the road somehow with
  A                        E
A pack of dreams that just weren’t allowed

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Maybe you’re walking those halls all quiet and sad
   A                       E
Or sitting in the dark all scared and mad
        D
Feel my hand reach across and don’t forget
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Where you come from baby, ‘cause there’s truth in it

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Yeah we huddled against the cold in those days
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By the light of a fire in a pep rally haze
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With the smoke and lives past and a reason for living
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No matter how bad it got, we wouldn’t give in to it

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It’s been years since I’ve seen anyone
D                            F#m                 A
Or cried these tears, now I'm sitting here in the dark
Bm                 E
Stalling out in my car
D                     A
Wishing I could bum a ride
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From the ghost of the gang tonight
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From the ghost of the gang tonight
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The ghost of the gang tonight