Ghost Of The Gang

capo : ii Intro : G Am C C ( x2 ) ( G ) jimmy died on his ( Am ) couch yesterday A ( C ) friend of his ex - wife called me to say he just ( G ) gave it to god , ( Am ) slipped from the living with the ( C ) bills piling up and a back that was giving in ( Em ) its been ( G ) years since ive ( Am ) seen anyone ( C ) now im sitting ( Em ) here , in the ( G ) dark ( Am ) stalling out in my ( D ) car ( C ) wishing i could bum A ( G ) light from the ( C ) ghost of the gang ( D ) tonight ( G ) kathy lost a nephew under the ( Am ) wheels of a train in A ( C ) midday suicide after a losing streak he just ( G ) stood on the tracks and ( Am ) gave it to glory ( C ) i never called her , to say im sorry , my ( Em ) friend its been ( G ) years , but im ( Am ) thinking about you ( C ) and all of your tears and im ( Em ) sitting here in the ( G ) dark ( Am ) afraid to make a stupid ( D ) call ( C ) wishing i could bum A ( G ) light from the ( C ) ghost of the gang ( D ) tonight ( C ) tonight im gonna take that ride for the ( G ) years we missed and the ( D ) friends that died ( C ) sideswiped baby on the road somehow with A ( G ) pack of dreams that just ( D ) werent allowed maybe youre ( C ) walking those halls all quiet and sad or ( G ) sitting in the dark all ( D ) scared and mad feel my ( C ) hand reach across and dont forget where you ( G ) come from baby , cause theres ( D ) truth in ( C ) it yeah we ( G ) huddled against the ( Am ) cold in those days by the ( C ) light of a fire in a pep - rally haze with the ( G ) smoke and lives past , and A ( Am ) reason for living no ( C ) matter how bad it got , we wouldnt give in to ( Em ) it its been ( G ) years , since ive ( Am ) seen anyone ( C ) or cried these tears now i’m ( Em ) sitting here in the ( G ) dark , ( Am ) stalling out in my ( D ) car ( C ) wishing i could bum A ( G ) ride from the ( C ) ghost of the ( D ) gang ( G ) tonight ( Am ) ( C ) the ghost of the gang ( G ) tonight ( Am ) ( C ) ( G )