Kings Road Ghosts

Verse 1 : Em G D C i drove my car along the old bus route to my parents house today Em G D C and on my way i saw the places i once loved begin to fade Em G D C the recreation grounds i knew so well have been replaced Em G D C with worn out football pitches , tennis courts and empty space Chorus : C Em D i miss the days i used to know , i had a place C Em D where all the friends i thought i loved , weren’t far away Em Bm C G before i lost my way and these streets still knew my name C G D Em i miss the days i knew i had a place , a place in everything Em , G , D , C x2 Verse 2 : Em G now there are ghosts in the eyes of the checkout girls and the D C boys that run the bars Em G D C who 5 years ago were aspiring artists or poets with guitars Em C G D C we wore our hearts so far down our sleeves that we lost them day to day D Em C but this place , isn’t the same you see G D Em C and these streets , don’t feel like home to me Chorus : C Em D i miss the days i used to know , i had a place C Em D where all the friends i thought i loved , weren’t far away Em Bm C G before i lost my way and these streets still knew my name C G D Em . . . i miss the days i knew i had a place , a place in everything whoa’s : . . . Em - B - C - D - C - G - D Bridge/Outro : Em Bm i parked the car and made my way down closer to the sea . C G C G D i inhaled the summer breeze and i felt free . Em Bm i forgot how much i missed the way , the sun lit up the east coast bays C G D Em and made the north sea come alive , and at night we’d pass the lighthouse by C G D on the our way to drown ourselves in illegal wine . C G D and we’d stay awake til the morning cars went by , C G D with nothing but a bus fare and a smile Em D C and i couldn’t help but smile .