E5       D5                 E5
I've been chasing ghosts and I don't like it
        C5                  D5                G5       ( B5 )
I wish someone would show me where to draw the line
         E5       D5                     E5
I'd lay down my sword if you would take it
          A5                            B5      ( A5 )
And tell everyone back home I'm doing fine


       E5       D5           E5
I was with you down in Acapulco
         C5    D5        G5       ( B5 )
Trading clothing for some wine
E5                D5          E5
Smelling like an old adobe woman
               A5                         B5      ( A5 )
Or a William Burroughs playing for lost time


        G5                 E5
I was thinking about my mother
        G5                    E5
I was thinking about what's mine
       A5        D5           G5            ( E5 )
I was living my life like a Hollywood
           A5            B5
But I was dying on the vine


           E5            D5                E5
Who could sleep through all that noisy chatter
     C5           D5              G5      ( B5 )
The troops the celebrations in the sun
        E5               D5                 E5
The authorities say my papers are all in order
          A5                           B5      ( A5 )
And if I wasn't such a coward I would run


E5                D5              E5
Meet me when all the shooting's over
C5       D5                 G5       ( B5 )
Meet me on the other side of town
E5                           D5                      E5
Yes you can bring all your friends along for protection
       A5                                B5
It's always nice to have them hanging around


        G5                 E5
I was thinking about my mother
        G5                    E5
I was thinking about what's mine
       A5        D5           G5            ( E5 )
I was living my life like a Hollywood
           A5            B5
But I was dying on the vine