The Ghost That Haunts Me
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Capo 2
Intro:
| G C | Em7 D Cadd9 / | D G | Cadd9 / / D ||
verse 1:
G Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9
There's a skeleton, in every body's closet
D G Cadd9 D
I can think of one or two in my own room
G Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9
But I would like to intro - duce them both to you
D G Cadd9
Shake their bony hands and so dispel the gloom
[Refrão]
D G
Cause your so kind
Cadd9
I know you would not mind
Em7 G Em7 - Cadd9
You'd send away the ghosts that haunt me now
D G
And the things I fear
Cadd9
Just wouldn't seem so near
Em7 G
And when I stroll out late at night
Cadd9 G Cadd9 / / / | / / / D |
There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels
2nd:x Cadd9 / / / | / / D G |
||: G C | G Dsus :||
verse 2:
G Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9
There are nights when all my aching bones won't let me sleep
D G Cadd9 D
And demons come to plague me as I lie in bed
G Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9
But I know if you were sleeping there be - side me then
D G Cadd9
That you would fend them off and they would let me rest
Bridge:
Cadd9 G
There are nights
D G
When the wind comes howling through my old place
Cadd9 G
I have dreams
D G
And I wake up with the sweat pouring down my face
Cadd9 | Em7 D ||: G C | G Dsus :||
And I wait......... Till the morning comes
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Solo:
|G C | Em7 D Cadd9 / | Dsus G | Cadd9 / / D |
|G C | Em7 D Cadd9 / | Dsus G | Cadd9 / / / |
|D G | Cadd9 | Em7 G | Em7 - Cadd9 |
|D G | Cadd9 | Em7 G | Em7 - G | Cadd9 / / / | Cadd9 / D / |
verse 3:
G Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9
There will come a time I fear when all my days are done
D G Cadd9 D
And they will come collect my corpse and bury me
G Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9
But I hope that you'll come over to the Other Side
D G Cadd9
Join me in our new life, keep me company
[Refrão]
D G
Cause your so kind
Cadd9
I know you would not mind
Em7 G Em7 - Cadd9
You'd send away the ghosts that haunt me now
D G
And the things I fear
Cadd9
Just wouldn't seem so near
Em7 G
And when I stroll out late at night
Cadd9 G Cadd9 / / / | Cadd9 / D / |G ||
There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels
How to play The Ghost That Haunts Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.