Faith Hendon
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Intro:
F C G
F C G
F C G
F C E7
[Verso 1]
Am
Do the ghosts spiral round
C
Your dark and tousled hair
Dm
Do they spin all of the lies
F
Of all the things that weren't fair
Am
Do they whisper all the doubts
C
Of all you never thought you'd be
Dm
Are their voices drowning out
F
All the good you cannot see
Am
Do you run or do you hide
C
When the cries all get too loud
Dm
Do you hold it all inside before you
F
Quietly check out
Am
Do you try again and hope
C
It'll all work out this time
Dm
But the ghosts they seep back in
F
Killin' the chance before you've tried
[Refrão]
F
It's easy words to say
C
"I've been too long where you are"
G
I've seen the chances fade
Dm
And I buried my dead heart
F
But something always stirs
C
Awakens me again
G
'til I buried my own ghosts
E7
And healed the child locked within
[Verso 2]
Am
A year ago I found a peace
C
I never thought I'd see
Dm
I sat with all my ghosts
F
Heard their stories, set them free
Am
In the resurrecting of the things
C
I held that weren't mine
Dm
I found my own forgiveness
F
Long abandoned in that time
Am
I walked away that day
C
Not knowing who I'd find
Dm
I never got to know myself
F
In fifty years of time
Am
One dark enshrouded night
C
Beside the dancing fireside
Dm
I sat within the silence
F
Held the peace that now was mine
[Refrão]
F
It's easy words to say
C
You've "been where I am"
G
You understand the pain that comes
Dm
From the hands of a man
F
But something deeper stirred
C
Awakened here with you
Dm
I freed my buried ghosts
E7
And found the self I never knew
Instrumental:
Am C Dm F (3x)
Am C Dm E7
[Verso 3] (breakdown)
Am
We all inherit stories
C
Generational ties
Dm
All the broken pieces
F
Keep the ghosts alive
Am
Our fathers' carried weight
C
A perfect mothers' time
Dm
Weave tapestries of fate, become
F
The ghosts that haunt our minds
Am
The words spoken out loud
C
where disappointment couldn't hide
Dm
Shape errant expectations
F
Unattainable pride
Am
Internalized reflections
C
Of all they never thought they'd be
Dm
Now our laden burdens
F
It's our turn to set them free...
[Refrão]
F
Easy words to say
C
"It's not your fault or mine"
G
Hidden wounds we share
Dm
Heal together over time
F
Something bigger stirs
C
Awakened now within
Dm
Free from all the ghosts
E7
Free to start again...
Instrumental:
F C G
F C G
F C G
F C E7 (hold)
Dm C
I'm grateful for the ghosts
G F
who at last have set me free
Am
How to play Faith Hendon
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What is the starting chord?
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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.