Standard (EADGBE)
Somewhere in the middle of the Deep South
Magnolias sway in the breeze
To the lonesome sound of a redbone hound
Howlin' at the moon in the trees
There's a sad boy with his guitar
Cuttin' his teeth on the blues
Wishin' on a fallin' star
at 127 Rose Avenue
Verse 2
Distant moan of a midnight train comes
Blowin' through the night
He dips his pen in tears and pain
And he begins to write
'bout a whippoorwill too blue to fly
and the Indian he once knew
'bout lost highways and purple skies
at 127 Rose Avenue
Chorus
Caretaker said as he shook his head
Son, do you believe in ghosts
For a five dollar bill you can feel the chill
He felt long ago
Verse 3
So I bought me a ticket at the front door
Guess who was there inside
I felt his presence through the whole tour
God I swear, he was alive
I saw the train, I felt the pain
I heard him moanin' the blues
29 years of memories
at 127 Rose Avenue
Instrumental break
Chorus
Verse 4
Another sad-eyed boy with his guitar
Cuttin' his teeth on the blues
Here I am wishin' on a fallin' star
At 127 Rose Avenue
Instrumental break
It ain't in Nashville
It's not in Montgomery
127 Rose Avenue