Intro CFmaj7/C CFmaj7/C Verse 1 C Dm I had to go back to that house one more time G C To see if the camellias were in bloom C Dm For so many reasons it's been on my mind G C The house on Belmont Avenue C Dm Built up on cinderblocks off of the ground G C What with the rain, the soft swampy land C Dm By the sweet honeysuckle that grew all around G C Were switches when we were bad Chorus C Fmaj7/C I took a bus to Baton Rouge C Fmaj7/C I took a bus to Baton Rouge CFmaj7/C CFmaj7/C Verse 2 C Dm All the front rooms were kept closed off G C I never liked to go in there much C Dm Sometimes the doors they'd be locked G C 'Cause there were precious things that I couldn't touch C Dm The company couch covered in plastic G C Little books about being saved C Dm The dining room table nobody ate at G C The piano that nobody played Chorus C Fmaj7/C I took a bus to Baton Rouge C Fmaj7/C I took a bus to Baton Rouge CFmaj7/C CFmaj7/C Verse 3 C Dm There was a beautiful lamp I always loved G C A seashore was painted on the shade C Dm It would turn around when you switched on the bulb G C And gently rock the waves C Dm The driveway was covered with tiny white seashells G C A fig tree stood in the backyard C Dm There are other things I remember as well G C But to tell them would just be too hard C Dm Ghosts in the wind that blow through my life G C Follow me wherever I go C Dm I'll never be free from these chains inside G C Hidden deep down in my soul Chorus C Fmaj7/C I took a bus to Baton Rouge C Fmaj7/C I took a bus to Baton Rouge C Fmaj7/C I took a bus to Baton Rouge Outro CFmaj7/C CFmaj7/C CFCaj7/C