[Intro]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[Verse 1]
I [C]had to go back to that [Dm]house one more time
To [G]see if the camellias were in [C]bloom
For [C]so many reasons it's [Dm]been on my mind
The [G]house on Belmont Ave[C]nue
Bui[C]lt up on cinderblocks [Dm]off of the ground
What with the [G]rain, the soft swampy [C]land
By the [C]sweet honeysuckle that [Dm]grew all around
Were [G]switches when we were [C]bad
[Chorus]
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[Verse 2]
A[C]ll the front rooms were [Dm]kept closed off
I never [G]liked to go in there [C]much
So[C]metimes the doors [Dm]they'd be locked
'Cause there were [G]precious things that I couldn't [C]touch
The [C]company couch [Dm]covered in plastic
Little [G]books about being [C]saved
The [C]dining room table [Dm]nobody ate at
The [G]piano that nobody [C]played
[Chorus]
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[Verse 3]
There was a [C]beautiful lamp I [Dm]always loved
A [G]seashore was painted on the [C]shade
It would [C]turn around when you [Dm]switched on the bulb
And [G]gently rock the [C]waves
The [C]driveway was covered with [Dm]tiny white seashells
A [G]fig tree stood in the back[C]yard
There are [C]other things I re[Dm]member as well
But to [G]tell them would just be too [C]hard
Gho[C]sts in the wind that [Dm]blow through my life
Fol[G]low me wherever I [C]go
I'll [C]never be free from these [Dm]chains inside
Hi[G]dden deep down in my [C]soul
[Chorus]
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
[Outro]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C] [C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[Verse 1]
I [C]had to go back to that [Dm]house one more time
To [G]see if the camellias were in [C]bloom
For [C]so many reasons it's [Dm]been on my mind
The [G]house on Belmont Ave[C]nue
Bui[C]lt up on cinderblocks [Dm]off of the ground
What with the [G]rain, the soft swampy [C]land
By the [C]sweet honeysuckle that [Dm]grew all around
Were [G]switches when we were [C]bad
[Chorus]
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[Verse 2]
A[C]ll the front rooms were [Dm]kept closed off
I never [G]liked to go in there [C]much
So[C]metimes the doors [Dm]they'd be locked
'Cause there were [G]precious things that I couldn't [C]touch
The [C]company couch [Dm]covered in plastic
Little [G]books about being [C]saved
The [C]dining room table [Dm]nobody ate at
The [G]piano that nobody [C]played
[Chorus]
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[Verse 3]
There was a [C]beautiful lamp I [Dm]always loved
A [G]seashore was painted on the [C]shade
It would [C]turn around when you [Dm]switched on the bulb
And [G]gently rock the [C]waves
The [C]driveway was covered with [Dm]tiny white seashells
A [G]fig tree stood in the back[C]yard
There are [C]other things I re[Dm]member as well
But to [G]tell them would just be too [C]hard
Gho[C]sts in the wind that [Dm]blow through my life
Fol[G]low me wherever I [C]go
I'll [C]never be free from these [Dm]chains inside
Hi[G]dden deep down in my [C]soul
[Chorus]
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
I took a [C]bus to [Fmaj7/C]Baton Rouge
[Outro]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C] [C]
