Following This Ghost

In the key of E flat

I remember thinkin' it was over

And that man of mine would soon be comin' home

But nowadays you can't depend on nothin'

And I never can get drunk in this house all alone

And the falling of the shadows wakes me up when I need you most

And I'm so tired of following this ghost

The picture frame on the fireplace has rusted

And Abraham Lincoln can go to Hell

Well, for all I care this civil war is just murder

And your yellowed face don't hardly ring a bell

And the rumors out of Richmond echo down in the morning post

And I'm so tired of following this ghost

O…I'm so tired of following this ghost

My nights all burn up in this heat and turn to steam

But I know they're drinkin' on that battlefield

And prayin' every night just makes me mean

I'm not askin' much I'm just saying that I can't stay up

And if this thing is ever done

Don't bother and wake me up to say who won

PEDAL STEEL SOLO

And the summers are longer every year

And the wind don't blow down the southeast coast

And I'm so tired of following this ghost

O…I'm so tired of following this ghost