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The Ghost Of Robert Johnson

from 2020 Vision by Jan Hauenstein

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Written by Ralph McTell
© 2010 Leola Music
Ralph is a very fine blues guitar player, there´s more to him than that one hit.

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The Ghost Of Robert Johnson Ralph McTell

(Em)
Down at the lonely crossroads, where the (Am)gypsies buried their child,
A (G)cigarette stub smolders from a (B7)pack of Lucky Strike.
(Em)Smoke drifts in the stillness. A (Am)guitar at his side,
The (B7)ghost of Robert Johnson waits for the Greyhound bus to (Em)ride.

If you hear those bus tyres humming, glimpse the (Am)distant headlights pale,
The (G)heartbeat you hear drumming is from the (B7)hellhound on his trail.
(Em)Better to keep moving, there (Am)is no place to hide,
So the (B7)ghost of Robert Johnson takes the Greyhound bus to (Em)ride.

It´s the (Am)shadows in your mind that words cannot express,
The (Em)shiver in your heart when it´s full of emptiness.
Like a (Am)bottle that´s been drained and smashed and cast aside,
The (B7)ghost of Robert Johnson takes the Greyhound bus to (Em)ride.

Everything´s in pieces and it´s (Am)smashed out on the ground,
Took the (G)bottle by the neck and (B7)tuned the guitar down.
When he (Em)hits those open strings, hear that (Am)one long weeping glide,
The (B7)ghost of Robert Johnson takes the Greyhound bus and (Em)rides.
- Instrumental, bridge chords -

In the twisting restless dark, when you´re (Am)wishing time away,
Know you (G)cannot have possession (B7)over judgement day.
Be(Em)trayed by love in vain like some (Am) altar-jilted bride,
The (B7)ghost of Robert Johnson takes the Greyhound bus to (Em)ride.

His (Am)guitar speaks for words unsung, alight with spark and fire,
Se(Em)duces with a poet´s tongue, rhymes fear and dark desire,
Makes a (Am)man plead like a child when his need outweighs his pride,
That´s when the (B7)ghost of Robert Johnson takes the Greyhound bus to (Em)ride.

Down at the lonely crossroads smoke (Am)drifts, anticipating
Which(G)ever way the breeze might blow, e(B7)ternity lies waiting.
(Em) Where imagination and re(Am)ality collide,
The (B7)ghost of Robert Johnson takes the Greyhound bus to (Em)ride.
- Instrumental, verse chords -

© Ralph McTell, All Rights Reserved

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from 2020 Vision, released September 9, 2020

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Jan Hauenstein Göttingen, Germany

More than background music.
You'll hear folk, blues, jazzy songs, rock. Big voice. Albums recommended by Gordon Bok, Harvey Andrews, Jez Lowe and others.
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Why no free uploads? I cover songs. Register them with the German music rights agency GEMA. They hopefully reimburse the artists. The tax authorities demand that I make (not lose) a little money each year... ... more

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