Conversations With Ghosts
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[Intro ]Am C F
C F C G
[Verso 1]Am C
You needn't be a chamber
F C G Am G F
To house all the echoes and voices of those that have left you
C G Am G F G
Are you talking to me or somebody that you once knew passing through?
Am C
Do we talk anymore or do our voices
F C G Am G F
Dance around themselves in circles, till we can't hear a damn thing?
C G Am G F C G
We're still as stone but our shadows are dancing upon the wall
[Refrão]Am C F C
Oh, if you ever get tired of your conversations with ghosts
F C
And all those that you let too close
G
I'll be waiting
Am C
And I'll go swimming in the caves
F C
In the sparkle in your eyes
F C
They're just the tears you don't let yourself cry
G
Trying, so hard to say goodbye
( Am C F C F C G )
[Verso 2]Am C
Precious little mercies
F C G Am G F
As I stumble between the pillars of this worn-out hacienda in the moonlight
C G Am G F
Sometimes it takes a storm to appreciate the still night
C G
Don't let the darkness in
Am C
Your voice just raging
F C G Am G F
But how can I protect you from what happened to you then, what's already been?
C G Am G F
I can't give you the words that really should have come from him
C G
Baby, I'm showing you my hand
[Refrão]Am C F C
Oh, if you ever get tired of your conversations with ghosts
F C
And all those that you let too close
G
I'll be waiting
Am C
And I'll go swimming in the caves
F C
In the sparkle in your eyes
F C
They're just the tears you don't let yourself cry
G
Trying, so hard to say goodbye
Final Am C F
C F C G
Am C F
C F C E7 F
How to play Conversations With Ghosts
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.