F#m B F#m F#m Em B F#m F#m E F#m B F#m F#m E F#m B [Verse 1] F#m Where the river keeps on rollin', time marches on F#m The sun hides in the shadows, you know where you belong Bm F#m You walk in the silence readin' names on the stones D C# You can roll with the tide, but you can't hide A F#m From the ghost of Macon Jones [Verse 2] F#m Well they always came to church, sat up in the back F#m Drank the holy water, dapper dressed in black Bm F#m Away from the rich folk where they let down his bones D C# Now they whisper at the sermons A F#m They can hear the ghost of Macon Jones [Verse 3] F#m From the time he was a child, it was easy to make friends F#m Some swore they found, right up to the end Bm F#m When he jumped off that bridge they just watched and went back home D C# They all cried to their mommas that they saw A F#m The ghost of Macon Jones [Middle 8?] Bm A F#m In the nights, right along A E F#m In your fight, just stay strong Bm A F#m In the ill-fated wind, just go A E F#m Yeah you need to unlearn, what you've been told [Solo Chords] F#m E F#m B F#m E F#m B F#m E F#m F#m E F#m A B F#m A B F#m E D C# F#m E D C# F#m E D C# [Verse 3] F#m No one knows what happened, 'cause the truth will often lie F#m Widows swear he loved 'em, he was born to make them cry Bm F#m Sometimes a man believes he's destined to go at this life alone D C# If you head down that cold river you'll feel A F#m The ghost of Macon Jones [Verse 4] F#m Some say he died, with a smile on his face F#m Others say he cried, he never found his place Bm F#m If you listen to your fears you might hear his restless moan D When they start digging up your dirt C# A F#m You'll meet the ghost of Macon Jones D C# If you see your reflection in the water A F#m That's the ghost of Macon Jones [Outro] F#m E F#m B F#m F#m E F#m B F#m