Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C G C G Verse 1: G I'm a ghost on the radio G D A needle on the vinyl D Am A country boy survival Am C The bottom of a bottle, yeah D G I’m the fightin' side of you and me G D And my heart's down in Tennessee
Chorus: N.C. G And I sing songs about freight trains and prisons G Heartaches and honky-tonks D Cowboys and outlaws D Good-hearted women Am In boots and straw hats Am All gone, just like that C D They can’t even recognize me D G They used to call me Country Verse 2: G Used to have cool names like Willie and Waylon G Merle and Hank D We all stood together D We sang and we drank C Chased the white lines D Night after night Chorus: G Singin' songs about freight trains and prisons G Heartaches and honky-tonks D And cowboys and outlaws D Good-hearted women Am In boots and straw hats Am All gone, just like that C D They can't even recognize me D G They used to call me Country Instrumental: G D Am C Verse 3: D G Like an old violin G D Put away and never played again D Am Paycheck and Cash Am D Naw, they ain't comin' back Chorus: G They did songs about freight trains and prisons G Heartaches and honky-tonks D Cowboys and outlaws D Good-hearted women Am In boots and straw hats Am All gone, just like that C D They can't even recognize me D G They used to call me Country Outro: G D They used to call me Country D Am I'm a thing of the past Am C N.C. I'm a ghost on the radio Guitar Solo: G D Am C D G D Am C D G