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Ghosts Of Our Fathers - Otis Gibbs

Ghosts Of Our Fathers

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e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

A|-------3---0-----|

E|-0-0-3---3---3-0-|

Intro: Am F C

Verse

C Am F

He was almost blind

C

They say it happens when you've been punched to many times

Am F

His hands were stone

C

He was a bare-knuckle champion in an earlier life

Am F

It was hard not to stare

C

At his busted up nose and cauliflower ears

Am F

And he'd smile at me

C G

And say the toughest fighters have their souvenirs

[Refrão] F

How to carry on

C

When the hardest punch is thrown

F C

And take away the burden from our shoulders

Verse

Am F

He lived next door

C

He'd sometimes get with my father and talk about life

Am F

And sit on the porch

C

Drinkin' beer and remembering happier times

Am F

And I was a child

C

And I was far too young to ever understand

Am F

What it meant to have a son

C G

Who'd been drafted and killed in Vietnam

[Refrão]F

How to carry on

C

When the hardest punch is thrown

F C

And take away the burden from our shoulders

Verse

Am F

My father and I

C

Tried to keep him company so his mind could rest

Am F

On Saturday nights

C

We'd huddle 'round a black and white TV set

Am F

And we all stood and cheered

C

When Ali knocked out Foreman that night in Zaire

Am F

And later that night

C G

My father held his hand as he broke down and cried

[Refrão]F

How to carry on

C

When the hardest punch is thrown

F C

And take away the burden from our shoulders

Verse

Am F

And there stands a wall

C

In the clearing across from the national mall

Am F

It's crowded with names

C

Of the thousands of children that never came home

Am F

I stood in the rain

C

Watching dozens of mourners stumbling by

Am F

When I saw his name

C

I felt the ghost of our fathers kneeling at my side

How to play Ghosts Of Our Fathers

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is B. 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.

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