Kind Ghosts
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
The studio version of this song is not in standard tuning.
I figured out the chords using this live video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAPAPuhG4lg
This live perfomance was played in G, while the studio
version sounds somewhere between G and Ab to my ears.
Putting a capo on the 1st fret gets you close, but it's
still slightly off.
[Legend]
C : x32010
G : 320003
Bm : x24432
Em : 022000
D : xx0232
Am : x02210
[Verse 1]
G Bm
I hung my wolves
C
up high in the pine trees
G Bm
Like cannonball sails
C
they wouldn't stay hung
G Bm
And somewhere somebody's
C
scarecrow is crying
G
How could I've not noticed
Bm C
the hammers that did me in?
[Chorus]
Em G D
Oh, where were you, my kind ghosts
Am
When I needed you?
Em G D
Oh, where were you, my kind ghosts
Am C
When I needed you?
[Verse 2]
G Bm
I came to drink
C
more whiskey than water
G Bm
Nailed up and confused
C
like a horse on a highway
G
Come to me my lamb
Bm C
I'll wait in the magnolia
G Bm
I've swallowed a phantom
C
and I forgot how to breathe
[Chorus]
Em G D
Oh, where were you, my kind ghosts
Am
When I needed you?
Em G D
Oh, where were you, my kind ghosts
Am
When I needed you?
Em G D
Oh, where were you, my kind ghosts
Am
When I needed you?
Em G D
Oh, where were you, my kind ghosts
Am D
When I needed you?
Am D
When I needed you?
Am
When I needed you?
How to play Kind Ghosts
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 E. 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.