Intro
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Verse 1
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Well, he walked into town he shot Johnny down
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Then he sat on the green
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He was back from the war his brain was on fire
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And he lived in the darkness of dreams
Chorus
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Heaven knows the kid and the things that he did were wrong
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But who is to blame?
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It's as much his crime as it is yours and mine
[C] [G]
Shine a light on the dark
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Of Ghost Town, New York
Verse 2
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We would sit by the tracks playing dice and jacks
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When he lived at the Red Motor Inn
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And when his mother OD'd he was just a bad seed
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And not one of us here took him in
Chorus
[F] [G] [C] [F] [C]
Heaven knows the kid and the things that he did were wrong
[G]
But who is to blame?
[F] [G] [C] [F]
It's as much his crime as it is yours and mine
[C] [G]
Shine a light on the dark
[F] [C]
Of Ghost Town, New York
Interlude
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Verse 3
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It's a left at the fork to Cairo, New York
[C] [G]
And that's where I'm stranded in sorrow
[C] [F]
Oh, But how can I go the fields deep in snow
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And no buses run 'til tomorrow
Chorus
[F] [G] [C] [F] [C]
Heaven knows the kid and the things that he did were wrong
[G]
But who is to blame?
[F] [G] [C] [F]
It's as much his crime as it is yours and mine
[C] [G]
Shine a light on the dark
[F] [C]
Of Ghost Town, New York
Outro
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