Ticket Taker Chords & Tabs
This is a slight edit on the original tab, mainly on the last line of each verse
and the chorus. Also I believe it's on a Capo on the 5th fret.
Capo on 5th
INTRO: C
F C C C/Am F
Well tonight's the night when the waters rise, You're groping in the dark
Am G
The ticket takers count the men who can afford the ark
F C C C/Am F
The ticket takers will not board, For the ticket takers are tied
C Am F C
For five and change an hour, They will count the passers by
F C C C/Am F
They say the sky's the limit, But the sky's about to fall
Am G
Down come all them record books cradle and all
F C C C/Am F
They say before he bit it, That the boxer felt no pain
C Am F C
But somewhere there's a gamblin' man, With a ticket in the rain
CHORUS:
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F C G C F C G
Mary Anne, I know I'm a long shot, But Mary Anne, what else have you got?
F C C C/Am F
I am a ticket taker, many tickets have I torn
C Am G C
And I will be your ark, we will float above the storm
(BASS SOLO):
F C C C/Am F Am G F C
F C C C/Am F
Many years have passed in this river town, I've sailed through many traps
Am G
I keep a stock of weapons should society collapse
F C C C/Am F
I keep a stock of ammo, One of oil and one of gold
C Am F C
I keep a place for Mary Anne, Soon she will come home
CHORUS (X2):
F C G C F C G
Mary Anne, I know I'm a long shot, But Mary Anne, what else have you got?
F C C C/Am F
I am a ticket taker, many tickets have I torn
C Am G C
And I will be your ark, we will float above the storm
