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Silver Ghost by Merle Haggard
Silver Ghost
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 3rd fret
Key: Am
[Verse 1]
Am C
On a cold and rainy night I was sittin' in the light
Am G Am
Of my switchman shack of mine post on the mountain
Am C
The storm was pretty bad and the telephone was dead
Am G Am
But it was just eleven hours till the dawn
C G
Then much to my surprise the telegraph jumped in the light
F Am
As I read the code I thought could this be true
Am C
A train was on its way headed up the mountain grade
Am G Am
But she didn't have no engineer or crew
[Verse 2]
Am C
At the other switch they tried to put her on the mountain side
Am G Am
But she kept on coming up the mountain grade
Am C
But I quickly dowse the light to try to see into the night
Am G Am
Maybe I could spot her headlight in the rain
C G
She was poundin' down below I could hear her whistle blow
F Am
And I thought Lord that's a high and mournful sound
Am C
Then the telegraph again there's a cave in at the mine
Am G Am
And a hundred men are burried neath the ground
[Verse 3]
Am C
Lord, she's coming now I see her round the bend and straight at me
Am G Am
And her boiler is glowin' red as coal in hell
Am C
The headlinght switchin' wide searchin' all the mountain side
Am G Am
But the only sound she's making it's a wail
C G
Then I recognized the train by the number and the name
F Am
It's the Miners Silver Ghost Old 41
Am C
Then she vanished up the track by the lonely switchman shack
Am G Am
Like a mother who was looking for her son
[Verse 4]
Am C
Now I heard the story how an engine went to glory
Am G Am
Over fifty years ago on the same line
Am C
It was steaming for the cave in there were men that needed saving
Am G Am
But it missed the curve and trestle near the mine.
C G
And every now and then you'll hear a whistle on the wind
F Am
If a mountain slides and many men are lost
Am C
It's a high and lonely wail and searching up and down the mountain
Am G Am
It's the train they call the Miners Silver Ghost
Am G Am
The train they call the Miners Silver Ghost
Am G Am
The train they call the Miners Silver Ghost
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