Halloween
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Intro C9 G C9 G
C9 G D11/F#
[Verso 1]
C9 G C9 G
I'm sailin' away to a place I'm afraid of
C9 G D11/F#
The dawn isn't here, the Sun hasn't rose
C9 G C9 G
I'm drinkin' my days with a coastal on Shoreman
C9 G D11/F#
They got to make and children back home
C9 G C9 G
The last that I heard you were down in New Orleans
C9 G D11/F#
Workin' your days at The Print
C9 G C9 G
I'll drink 'til I drown and I'll smoke 'til I'm burnin'
C9 G D11/F#
Your hands are all over my scent
C9 G C9 G
I worry for you, you worry for me
C9 G D11/F#
And it's fine if we know we won't change
C9 G C9 G
Collect every dream in these old empty pockets
C9 G D11/F#
In hope that I'll see them someday
C9 G C9 G
But the wreckage of you, I no longer reside in
C9 G D11/F#
And the bridges have long since been burned
C9 G C9 G
The ash of the home that I started the fire in
C9 G D11/F#
It starts to return to the Earth
C9 G C9 G
I'm leavin' this town and I'm changin' my address
C9 G D11/F#
I know that you'll come if you want
C9 G C9 G
It's not Halloween, but the ghost you're dressed up as
C9 G D11/F#
Sure knows how to haunt, yeah, she knows how to haunt
( C9 G C9 G )
( C9 G D11/F# )
[Verso 2]
C9 G C9 G
It's an ode to the hole that I found myself stuck in
C9 G D11/F#
The song for the grave that I dug
C9 G C9 G
There's a murder of crows in the low light off Boston
C9 G D11/F#
And I see your face in each one
C9 G C9 G
I'm losin' myself in the tiniest objects
C9 G D11/F#
I'm seein' my life on a screen
C9 G C9 G
I'm hearin' your voice in a strange foreign language
C9 G D11/F#
If only I learned how to speak
C9 G C9 G
But the wreckage of you, I no longer reside in
C9 G D11/F#
And the bridges have long since been burned
C9 G C9 G
The ash of the home that I started the fire in
C9 G D11/F#
It starts to return to the Earth
C9 G C9 G
Well, I'm leavin' this town and I'm changin' my address
C9 G D11/F#
I know that you'll come if you want
C9 G C9 G
It's not Halloween, but the ghost you're dressed up as
C9 G D11/F#
Sure knows how to haunt, yeah, you knows how to haunt
( C9 G C9 )
G C9 G
Know how to haunt
D11/F# C9 G C9 G
Know how to haunt
( C9 G D11/F# )
( C9 G C9 G )
( C9 G D11/F# )
( C9 G C9 G )
( C9 G D11/F# )
Final
C9 G C9 G
I know that you fear that I'm wicked and weary
C9 G D11/F#
I know that you fear in the end
C9 G C9 G
But I only tell the truth, but I'm sure that I'm lying
C9 G D11/F#
So I'm setting sail once again
How to play Halloween
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 C9. 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.