{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1751117,"song":"Europe","artist":"Ghost Mice","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11378149-europe-chords-by-ghost-mice/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1751117?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Hey there! I'm a huge Ghost Mice fan, and particularly love the album Europe, which I've always felt was\r\nsorely under-represented anywhere you can find tabs of theirs. Now, I'm not an musical expert by any means. \r\nMy fingers are short, stubby, and fat, and I do not possess the ability to play any stringed instruments. \r\nHowever, using a combination of Chordify and my own Accordion (which I have a very rudimentary understanding\r\nof), I've managed to basically chord out the entire album by hand. I'll be typing them all up over the next\r\nfew days provided I don't start procrastinating. It sounds right for the most part when I\r\nplay it myself, but if there are any changes worth noting or mistakes that I've missed, please feel free to \r\nchange them! \r\n\r\nFor the first track on the Diary Entry-style album, England, I think I've managed to get everything out\r\npretty well. The only small issue I've run into is that Bm and F#m are somewhat similar sounding, and it's\r\ndifficult to figure out which one goes where, so if you find a particular line not sounding right for \r\neither of those chords, try playing the other in its place. \r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: Europe\r\n\r\n\"England\"\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe got off the plane in the cold, cold rain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLost track of the hour, lost track of the day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe were very far away from anywhere we'd been before[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe got on a bus and we went to the city[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGot off at a stop because we liked the name[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe were in for an adventure[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd that's all we knew for sure[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we walked until we couldn't walk no more[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJet lag and sore feet led us to the door[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOf an expensive noisy bed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhere we could rest our heavy heads[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe slept away the rest of the day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd well into the night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we woke up with a hunger for life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell before the sun rised[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe didn't have money to ride the underground[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo we walked through miles and miles of this town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen night fell like a rock we realized[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe were never gonna find a patch of open ground[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the rain was comin' down[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the trains were shuttin' down[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe were worn out, wet and lost[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere was no shelter to be found[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE: \r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]Bm[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]F#m[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe spent over a week of our budget[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn a taxi and a bed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we made plans at night to escape[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis expensive wonderland[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe would set out for the wild[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe would see what was beyond[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe would sleep above the soil[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we would travel by our thumbs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd written above my hostel bed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nIn black marker it said[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"There's a light[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it never goes out\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe didn't have a clue what we were doin'[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe didn't even know where we wanted to go[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe next day we took the tube all the way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOut to the end of the line[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt took us five hours to find a place to stand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we stuck out our thumbs, we raised our hands[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was rainin' hard again[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut we were not surprised[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nNo one wants to pick you up[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen you're soakin' wet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nIt was hard not havin' second thoughts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAbout goin' on this trip[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we ate the rest of our hostel bread[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nUnder a dark, damp underpass[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe watched the cars go past[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe sun was sinking fast[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut salvation came at last[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\nIn a little blue hatchback[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he took us a few miles down the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe day was almost over[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was hard not to give in[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe had made it outta the city[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe were thinkin' about givin' up and settin' up our tent[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut a Jeep pulled over then[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he told us to get in[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said his name was Nick[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRight away he felt just like a friend[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he took us to some land[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhere some people live on buses[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nInvited us to stay the night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd we could not refuse[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe got a bus of our own[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd it had a soft, warm bed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe built a little fire[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd we dried our soaking shoes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we slept, yeah we slept[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust like little babies[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe next day at Stonehenge[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe couldn't afford to get in[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe thought it would be free,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe were surprised to see the fence[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis day would set the theme[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOf this trip for you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe could pay to see the sights of Europe[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr we could choose to eat[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we pressed on to an old Roman city[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd we made it before night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe broke down and bought some fries[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nJust so we could get dry[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd curse the sky, curse the sky, curse the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\nIt rains all the time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] \r\nWe found a spot to pitch our tent[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was our first night in it[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe rain soaked in, the ground was cold[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt sank into my bones[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we decided that it was way too cold[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo keep goin' the way we had planned to go[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd that night we agreed that we would turn around[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe'd head for warmer ground, we'd start makin' our way south[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nOh you can't get lost if you've got no place to go[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nYou can't take a wrong turn if you're not on your way home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we realized just how free we really were[/tab]\r\n\r\n_______________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nThis second song is incredibly easy, since it's literally just G - D - C - G \r\nfor the entire song and then D - G at the end of each few verses. \r\nThat being said, I personally always find it obnoxious whenever \r\na guitar tab is literally just the lyrics with a few chords at the top though, \r\nso for the sake of not having put one of THOSE tabs on the site, I'll map \r\nit all out here.\r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"English Channel\"\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe turned around, we were headin' south[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe were tryin' to get off the island[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWishin' for a sky without any clouds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a big nice bright sun shinin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe found a spot in a soggy swamp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd set up our tiny tent[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nOur feet were wet again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut we were gettin' used to it[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOur feet were always wet[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nA man drove by in a silver car[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a mean look on his face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe looked at us in the rear-view[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then he hit the breaks[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe walked up to the open window[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nNot knowin' what to think[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut he wanted to know where we were goin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd see if it was on his way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe told him we were goin' to Dover[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd hopefully over to France that night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"So am I, hop in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll give you a ride\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we were on our way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said he stopped to pick us up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nBecause we looked so out of luck[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was havin' a bad day too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut he thought we had him beat[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was his philosophy that if you see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomeone in a worse way than you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's your ethical obligation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo stop and see what you can do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish everyone thought that too[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe asked if we had our tickets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd when our boat would leave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe confessed we didn't know that yet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we'd get there then we'd see[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"You should just ride with me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nBecause passengers ride free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt takes a couple of hours[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I could use the company\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo could we, so could we[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut he was goin' to Belgium[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we were goin' to France[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut we decided to change our plans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause you don't pass up a chance like that[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe got there late and he was pissed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat he missed the hovercraft[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf he'd have to take the slow boat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen he would ride first class[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOur bad luck was gone at last[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe got to the lonely lobby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we filled our packs with snacks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were free, those pastries[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd those drinks would weight our backs[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe could see our hesitation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe were concerned about bein' rude[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"Take as much as you can hold, kids[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was once like you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI have been there too\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe got aboard the ferry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they took us to our seats[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhich were basically in a nice restaurant[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it looked like we were gonna get to eat[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey brought us priceless menus[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they brought us more drinks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were the only dirty kids there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith our big backpacks and stinky feet[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo we ate our three-course meal[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd talked to our new-found friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe told him about the music we played[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was an electrician[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe asked where we planned to sleep that night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe said we had no clue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"I'll drop you off by the side of the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's what I used to do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was once like you\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n_______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nThird on the list of this album is Belgium, home of the delicious waffle. This one is also relatively\r\nstraightforward. note that the last verse, starting with \"Hung around for a few days\" is played \r\nby lightly strumming and, uh, barring? Is that the word? I do not know much about music or the notation \r\nthereof, I'm just a big Ghost Mice fan, so forgive me if I'm saying that wrong. I don't know. \r\n\r\nYou'll figure it out. \r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"Belgium\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWe arrived really late at night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we found a place to sleep under a small patch of trees[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWe didn't set up our tent that night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe just put sleeping bags right down in the weeds[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe ground was covered in thorns[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the ground was dry and the ground was warm[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd we could see the stars at night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\nSo we knew we'd be alri-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI heard some footsteps approaching the fence[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I picked my head up to get a look at it[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIt was the most monstrous cow I'd ever seen[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith eyes like a devil burnin' straight into me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I knew that if it could[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt would hop over that fence and crush us with its hoofs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I knew that we were in deep[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEighty days left, I'm glad that you are here with me-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWe woke up the next morning to discover[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOur true enemy was beneath us the whole time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThere were slugs all over our sleeping bags[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd everywhere they went they left a trail of slime[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd we packed up our things, we walked into town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nInto a town I'd never heard of before[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWe ate fries in a Medieval market,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOf thousands of sauces[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI chose ketchup of course[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\nOf course, of course, of course, of cour-[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nHung around for a few days then headed out[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOn our way we got dropped off without wanting to be[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the city where most of the world's diamonds are made[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut the city of treasures and sparkly things[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDidn't hold many splendors for you and me,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust mean old ladies in the McDonalds bathroom that wanted us to pay to pee[/tab]\r\n__________________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nOn our forth stop in this continent-spanning trip, we go to Holland, where Chris Clavin and Hannah Jones\r\ntook a trip to without thinking that they might want to bring along some money for weed. Spoiler: Things \r\nturned out alright in the end. \r\n\r\nThe second-to-last verse is sung without playing the accompanied chords, and has been left without them. \r\n\r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"Holland\"\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch]\r\n \r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe were the cliche American backpackers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStanding on the side of the road in the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith our cardboard sign written in black sharpie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat read Am-ster-dam[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe were going to Am-ster-dam[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo we weren't surprised by the looks in the eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nOf the people in their cars when they passed us by[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd they gave us the middle finger[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nOr the thumbs up or thumbs down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut we stayed tough, we stood our ground[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd by the end of the afternoon[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe got dropped off in the middle of this town[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow everyone will tell you 'bout the coffee shops[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd everyone will tell you 'bout the red-light district[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut somehow up to now it seems they all forgot to mention[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe millions of bikes locked to the millions of bridges[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat arch up like rainbows to cross the city's millions of canals[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat run down every street with the houseboats nice and neat[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the buildings lean so much you think that they might fall down[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLike the rain that day that drove us to a stoop[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYa gotta feel sorry for all the hippies[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat came here in the '60s[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow they don't know who they are[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe watched one of them playin' flute[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe was tryin' to earn some change\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe had spent all of our money for that day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe grew hungry and the rain just came and came[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd oh how I wished I had some of those fries[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat the people were eating when they passed us by[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I closed my eyes for a minute or two[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI opened them up when I got a nudge from you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was the hippie, the one with the flute,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd holding in his hands was my wish come true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he handed me the whole thing[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd this whole interaction felt was more like a dream[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was readin' my mind it seemed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike a genie granting wishes for people on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we never could have thanked him enough[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI don't know if he knew how much it meant to us[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd that night in a tent we counted all our money[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we figured out how long we could stay[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe way it looked to me we could live here forever[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSleep in the campground, eat falafel every day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut that's not what we came here to do[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe had so much more left to see[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd though this place felt so nice[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe made our plans to leave[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd we went to this park where they had free bikes at the gate\r\n\r\nSpent the day riding through the trees and it felt great\r\n\r\nWe were offered a place to stay on the floor of someone's office\r\n\r\nBut we chose to sleep beside the interstate\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the sounds of the cars passing by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPut us right to sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nNothin' beats layin' right under the stars[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I always feel safe when you're sleepin' beside me[/tab]\r\n\r\n___________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nThe fifth stop on this vacation takes us to Germany, where Chris and Hannah disobey safety\r\nguidelines (punk), show a disregard for safe highway speeds (very punk), and see a horrifying-sounding\r\nbiblical statue (punxxx).\r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBack in World War Two, the bombs kept dropping, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthis whole city was smashed to the ground.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the orders were given to destroy everything, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\neven to bring that beautiful cathedral down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the best bomber pilots, well, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthey all tried it but their aim was never true.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs if the work of God or divine protection, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nor could the men just not do what they were ordered to do.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nCould they not do what they were ordered to do.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nToday it still stands like a giant tombstone, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\na monument to a time long gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo the old lady beggars with their faces to the ground, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nit's tall arch doorways are right where they belong. [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd oh, Hitler, he would have been pissed I guess, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut I'm glad that the good guys missed.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nNo matter what you believe or how you feel about churches, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nlet me tell you, you really wanna see this.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll be thankful those bombs didn't hit.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe went south down the river to where the Rhine and the Basel meet. [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe stood on that small triangle of ground [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhere this country was founded on our own two feet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd on the way we learned that castles are a lot smaller [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nin real life then they are in the fairy tales.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut that realization didn't stop our fascination [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nas we explored the secret tunnels behind the safety rails.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs we hopped over those safety rails...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe headed East and we crossed the border, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe border that was no longer there.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd although the fences and walls are long gone, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe weight of their ghosts hung heavy in the air.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the buildings all had different looks on their faces,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthey were stern and strong and stout.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGoing 80 on the Audabon will really take you places, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nif you wanna learn history get outta your house.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you wanna learn, get outta your house[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd all of the statues of Dresden looked mean and cold and angry.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey've all got black faces that say, \"You can never kill me!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd our bus drove by Slaughterhouse 5 on the way to our campground.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe ended up sleeping in a farmer's field cause two years ago the place was shut down.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nWe went to the forest and camped a few nights and then we said goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo all the bakeries and the nice young bees that would always give us rides.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the train, the train, took us away![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n________________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nNext up is the always-neutral country of Switzerland, where our intrepid heroes climb a mountain and, in\r\na spiritual awakening on its summit, forsake their normal ambrosia of sliced, fried potatoes and give \r\nlegumes a shot instead. They also encounter and photograph a bunch of baby sheep, one of which is used as the\r\ncover art for the album. \r\n\r\nUSED CHORDS:\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"Switzerland\"\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]B[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLooking out the foggy window of the train it seemed insane,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] \r\nThe rain was comin' down so fast it couldn't make it in the drains[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAnd all the roads had turned to rivers and the stairs to waterfalls.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll the buildings in Zurich had great graffiti on their walls[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe only saw it for a second when the lightning bolts would strike[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe city had no power; there was a monster in the sky blocking out the sunlight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was hard to tell whether it was day or night[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen our train pulled into the station, we were happy just to be alive[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe had made it on time and the storm had surrendered[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe set up our tent in the victorious sunlight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we walked into town and we looked around[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe stared through the windows at Swiss army knives[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe were in a deep valley in the middle of two lakes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith the mighty mystic mountains rising up on each side[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we slept that night and we dreamed about the climb that we were gonna make[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCause life's not about the stuff that you have; it's more about the chances you take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's more about the chances you take.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe bought two cans of beans, one for you and one for me,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd a bag of peanuts too then we laced up our boots[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe hiked up the hills passing ponies on the way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nStoppin', reachin' through the fence to feed them some hay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow the trees grew so thick that we couldn't see their tops[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAs we twisted like the roots through the rocks and the moss[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nComing down around the corner came a herd of baby lambs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI swear I took at least a hundred pictures of them[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen we made it out of the trees and back into the light[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe could see we were gettin' pretty close to the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nUnder our feet perfect blue, pink, and white[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWere the smallest, sweetest edelweiss[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd Gandalf would have been a great guide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAs the trail we were trusting hugged the mountainside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDeep down below in the ice and the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe river cut a gorge through the rock like a knife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we could see the spot where the giant pushed his feet into the stone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd kept the mountain from fallin', saving the village below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the crows, the crows, came to say hello[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey laughed at you and me; they said we were way too slow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe crows, the crows, without effort, sank and rose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey laughed at you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey sang that we should have flown[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen we got up to the top we had to stop cause there was nowhere left to go\r\n\r\nAnd so we ate our beans and we shared our nuts with those big black braggin' crows\r\n\r\nWe smashed our cans, we put on our packs, and started back on our way home\r\n\r\nI liked goin' up better than comin' down but everything comes back down, you know\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah, the sun, the sun will melt away the snow,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the rivers, the rivers will flow, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nthe crows, the crows, will sing together and alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis whole world is our home. They said make this world your home. [/tab]\r\n___________________________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nHere's another simple one, using only three repeating chords for the whole song. In this country, the duo\r\ndecides to make a change in their diet and eat some thinly-slide potato wedges that have been cooked in \r\nhot oil, a staple food apparently referred to as \"fries.\" \r\n\r\nCHORDS USED: \r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"Italy\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo there we were in the heart[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere everything that we know got its start[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen it all fell apart[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell I guess that's what you get[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen you spread yourself too thin[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut we had bigger fish to fry[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike findin' a place to sleep at night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI bought a slice of pizza[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust to try and kill some time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd for a minute everything was fine[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe had a number in our notebook[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nBut it was way too late to call[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was well after midnight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen our train passed through the city walls[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe didn't know this girl at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSo we got out our travel book[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo read about the neighborhood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaid it wasn't very good[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut it felt alright to me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll I wanted to do was go to sleep[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo we walked around the corner[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we found a cheap motel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe knew we couldn't afford it[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nBut we said, \"Oh well\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nWhen you've been on the train all day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nIn a big city in a new country[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're real tired and it's late[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes it's better just to pay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat's the way it goes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSometimes you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt'd be okay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd after all we were in Rome[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell it had been a long time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSince we had slept inside[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe woke up late the next day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the sun was shining bright[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe paid our bill, we cried, we went outside[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow they got their bread and circus[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I guess so do we[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut they got theirs for free[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI think that we're bein' ripped off[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe must destroy all empires at any cost[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you're standin' in a temple[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf a long-gone God it seems so simple[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nEverybody dies, no matter who you are[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom far enough away our sun is just another star[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the statue of Moses that we saw[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHad horns on his head and was eight feet tall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMaybe that was the case,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo it's not our place to say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMaybe some things just don't translate[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWe called up this girl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho had ordered a CD[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe was the first from Italy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we asked for hospitality[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said we could stay at her parents' place[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey were so sweet to us[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was so nice to meet a punk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe took good care of you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe bought us soy ice cream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHer mom cooked dinner every night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was so hard for us to leave[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the stray dogs of Pompey[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWere our guides that day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey became our friends,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe were a lot like them[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey taught us many things[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd all they wanted was some food for their pay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen we went to the coast[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere the roads are wound so close[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the buses bounce from side-to-side[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe thought that we might die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe couldn't find a place to sleep at all that night[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe city filled with scooters[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHeld so many mysteries[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI saw the weirdest thing there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I think I'll ever see[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a pizza topped with octopus,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA whole arm on each slice[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I got my dinner there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a pizza topped with fries[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Italy was nice[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMade us feel right at home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nOur money's in the fountain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we will return to Rome[/tab]\r\n___________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nNext up is Spain, home to the shortest song on this album. I've seen that there's another set of chords for\r\nthis song already listed, but I've tried them and they didn't seem to fit very well on my accordion. Didn't\r\nsound right at all. This version seems to work a bit better for me, but I'd welcome you to try them both to\r\nhear which one works the best for you. \r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"Spain\"\r\n[ch]C[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] - [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] - [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAt the end of the street there is a statue of Christopher Columbus[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe's got his arms up in the air and he's pointing us towards home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's people selling pigeons and they're selling squirrels for pets[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's a tiny toy piano being played by a toad[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd there's parrots in the trees and the beach is blue and green [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the hills are think with plants that we've never seen[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd we sat on that bench together[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was the world's largest[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBright mosaic tiles crafted by some great dead artist[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd all this is nice and all this is great [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut to tell the truth I'm thinking about Bloomington today[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYes, all this is nice, and all this is great, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut to be honest all I can think about is Bloomington today![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYes, all this is nice, and all this is great, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut to be honest all I can think about is Bloomington today![/tab]\r\n\r\n___________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nOkay, this is by far the most difficult song on the album to figure out because a large part of the melody\r\ncomes from the flute. I've played around with it a lot, and this is the best I've been able to come up\r\nwith, but once again, if anyone else thinks they can figure out something that can be improved about it, \r\ndon't hesitate to make any changes. \r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"France\"\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n[ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nParis isn't that romantic[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf you don't have any money[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThose cafes aren't so cute to walk by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen you're hungry[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOur campground on the outskirts of town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWas all we could afford to do[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe were so sick of bein' in the big cities[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd this one seemed so rude, rude, rude[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe mailed home all our huge rolls of film[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd all the change that we couldn't use[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nWe bumped into some girls that we knew from Texas[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSaw the Mona Lisa, her smile seemed so cruel[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd we used our last ticket to take the train[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nTo a boat on the coast that would take us away[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo a place that we hoped[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWould be the end of our sorrows[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen we got there we were way too late[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was no way we could leave that day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nWe would have to find a place to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd try again tomorrow[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe found a secret place to crash[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a bush by the docks[/tab]\r\n\r\nThat was filled with trash\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe cleared a spot and we called it a day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nAnd I wished that I brought my guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I looked through the bush[/tab]\r\n\r\nUp at the stars\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFell asleep and got woke up by the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe waited on the porch for the doors to open[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd we asked the guy if there was any reason hopin'[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"Don't give up,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\nCross your fingers, wish for luck\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I cast my spells and I made my curses[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] \r\nWishin' that a truck would get stuck[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then we could take their place,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd leave France that day.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n______________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nWe now reach the penultimate song, which happens to be one of my favorites on the album, because it's \r\nactually PLAYED with an accordion, which I've mentioned before is what I used to figure out all these chords.\r\nThey should transfer over to stringed instruments well and good. Now, if any of you lucky yahoos out there\r\nactually own an accordion, you can make this song sound the best by alternating the strumming (or button \r\npresses, rather) between the bass chord and the major chord. It gives it a nice jaunty, pirate-like, \r\nsea-faring feel. Same feeling as The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists. \r\n\r\nUSED CHORDS:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"Celtic Sea\"\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt the last minute everything was okay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe bought our tickets, we were on our way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt cost us six hundred and sixty-six Francs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut that didn't mean anything[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nOn our way to Ireland on a French boat[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd she had a Spanish captain[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe welcomed us aboard and told us some jokes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe tried our best to laugh at them[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe can't have any women on here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nDon't you know, don't you know, don't you know, don't you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTruckers are like pirates, my dear\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said not to worry, it was only a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd he showed us to our room[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd as I was throwing my pack on the bed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA man came in behind you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaid, \"Hey, little lassie, are you alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDo you need some company?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he saw me and he turned to leave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSayin' he was sorry[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWe closed our door and we locked it shut[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd jumped up on our fluffy beds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBlankets and pillows were a luxury to us,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe had twenty-four hours with them[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe captain he knocked and he woke us up[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe told us it was time to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere was cake, there were fries, there were all sorts of drinks[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd then we looked out at the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThe waves, the waves, the waves, they rose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nUp, up thirty feet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThen down, down, down they'd go[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd our stomachs started to sink[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE:\r\n[ch]D[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] \r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] - [ch]B[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe captain, the captain, well he saved our lives[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe gave us some tiny white pills[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe went to sleep for the rest of the ride,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWoke up to the sight of green hills[/tab]\r\n\r\n______________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n\r\nTime for the final song! It also happens to be one of the most enjoyable ones to play because of how\r\nmuch you have to switch chords. I'd imagine that this is a lot easier to do on my accordion than it must \r\nbe using an actual guitar, but you folks are good. You'll figure it out. \r\n\r\nCHORDS USED:\r\n[ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt seemed like everything we heard and hoped might be true[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe got a ride right away and she took us to the dunes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd we fell asleep to the sounds of a carnival[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom a village further down the beach[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe woke up the next morning on a bed of tiny flowers,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPacked the tent and went to get somethin' to eat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe bought a cheap jar of peanut butter and a loaf of fresh white bread,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe made sandwiches on the beach; life doesn't get any better than this[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe walked in for free to the first castle that we found[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was empty, it was late, it became our campground[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd we spotted a tent and we met another camper[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he told us his sad story--[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell he had been dumped by a girl that he loved, but he told us not to worry[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou can camp anywhere, no one's gonna care; why would they?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n\"It's not like this at home,\" we told him, \"you know\"[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said your home's so far away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe went west all the way 'til the land ran out[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe slept at an empty house in the middle of a tiny town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe met a man at a crossroads who said it was his dream to someday come to Bloomington[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe thought it was funny because for you and me, it was our dream to be here in Ireland[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe was a big fan of John Melloncamp; [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwe told him everything we knew about him[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe invited him to come and stay at our house; [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhen we got to our stop he didn't want us to get out[/tab]\r\n [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nWe stayed the night at the house of a guy from Albany\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe was glad to meet Americans; he made us spaghetti[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we met a man who said he was a doctor and he took us on some of his house calls[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] \r\nHe taught us the best way to get a donkey to come to you [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nis not to pay them any attention at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I crawled to the edge and peeked over my head and looked down to the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was two thousand feet to the water below; it looked so blue, it looked so deep[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd don't ever let 'em tell you that it rains in Ireland[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell if they tell you that you can be sure they've never been[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause the sun is always shinin' and the hills are always green[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the people are always smilin' and offerin' you drinks[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe'd set up our tent on the cliffs right by the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAlmost every night and the waves rocked us to sleep[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA postman from Wales and his friend from England[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBought us fries at the westernmost pub[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe sat with them and two others we'd met[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we all watched the postman get drunk[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd at first the Burren might seem like a waste land of broken stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLook in the cracks and you'll see there's a secret there that grows[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd Galway City really feels a lot like home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe went through Connemara and up to Sligo[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd at the Slieve League we couldn't see anything;[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe decided that we should turn back[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe mist was so thick that we couldn't find our feet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the trail was called Deadman's Pass[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn one side it was three thousand feet down to the ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe other was two thousand feet to the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd anyway our time was running out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd we crossed the country in less than a day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur last ride to Dublin asked us the same things[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey asked if we had any kin from Ireland;[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were surprised when we said no[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I said I didn't drink and hadn't tried Guinness yet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were the first ones to say, \"way to go\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd as our ferry was leaving the Emerald Isle behind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe were already making our plans to come back sometime[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd don't ever let 'em tell you that it rains in Ireland[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell if they tell you that you can be sure they've never been[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause the sun is always shinin' and the hills are always green[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd people are always smilin' and offerin' you drinks[/tab]","plain_text":"Hey there! I'm a huge Ghost Mice fan, and particularly love the album Europe, which I've always felt was\nsorely under-represented anywhere you can find tabs of theirs. Now, I'm not an musical expert by any means. \nMy fingers are short, stubby, and fat, and I do not possess the ability to play any stringed instruments. \nHowever, using a combination of Chordify and my own Accordion (which I have a very rudimentary understanding\nof), I've managed to basically chord out the entire album by hand. I'll be typing them all up over the next\nfew days provided I don't start procrastinating. It sounds right for the most part when I\nplay it myself, but if there are any changes worth noting or mistakes that I've missed, please feel free to \nchange them! \n\nFor the first track on the Diary Entry-style album, England, I think I've managed to get everything out\npretty well. The only small issue I've run into is that Bm and F#m are somewhat similar sounding, and it's\ndifficult to figure out which one goes where, so if you find a particular line not sounding right for \neither of those chords, try playing the other in its place. \n\nCHORDS USED:\nD\nA\nE\nBm\nF#m\n\nGHOST MICE: Europe\n\n\"England\"\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE: \nA - D - Bm - A - F#m - D - E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_______________________________________________________________\n\nThis second song is incredibly easy, since it's literally just G - D - C - G \nfor the entire song and then D - G at the end of each few verses. \nThat being said, I personally always find it obnoxious whenever \na guitar tab is literally just the lyrics with a few chords at the top though, \nso for the sake of not having put one of THOSE tabs on the site, I'll map \nit all out here.\n\nCHORDS USED:\nC\nG\nD\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"English Channel\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\nThird on the list of this album is Belgium, home of the delicious waffle. This one is also relatively\nstraightforward. note that the last verse, starting with \"Hung around for a few days\" is played \nby lightly strumming and, uh, barring? Is that the word? I do not know much about music or the notation \nthereof, I'm just a big Ghost Mice fan, so forgive me if I'm saying that wrong. I don't know. \n\nYou'll figure it out. \n\nCHORDS USED:\nD\nE\nA\nF#\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"Belgium\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n__________________________________________________________________________________\n\nOn our forth stop in this continent-spanning trip, we go to Holland, where Chris Clavin and Hannah Jones\ntook a trip to without thinking that they might want to bring along some money for weed. Spoiler: Things \nturned out alright in the end. \n\nThe second-to-last verse is sung without playing the accompanied chords, and has been left without them. \n\n\nCHORDS USED:\nG\nD\nA\nE\nBm \n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"Holland\"\n\nG - G - G - G - A - A - A\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nHe was tryin' to earn some change\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd we went to this park where they had free bikes at the gate\n\nSpent the day riding through the trees and it felt great\n\nWe were offered a place to stay on the floor of someone's office\n\nBut we chose to sleep beside the interstate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\nThe fifth stop on this vacation takes us to Germany, where Chris and Hannah disobey safety\nguidelines (punk), show a disregard for safe highway speeds (very punk), and see a horrifying-sounding\nbiblical statue (punxxx).\n\nCHORDS USED:\nC\nG\nD\nAm\nEm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n________________________________________________________________________________\n\nNext up is the always-neutral country of Switzerland, where our intrepid heroes climb a mountain and, in\na spiritual awakening on its summit, forsake their normal ambrosia of sliced, fried potatoes and give \nlegumes a shot instead. They also encounter and photograph a bunch of baby sheep, one of which is used as the\ncover art for the album. \n\nUSED CHORDS:\nA\nE\nB\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"Switzerland\"\n\nE - A - B - E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen we got up to the top we had to stop cause there was nowhere left to go\n\nAnd so we ate our beans and we shared our nuts with those big black braggin' crows\n\nWe smashed our cans, we put on our packs, and started back on our way home\n\nI liked goin' up better than comin' down but everything comes back down, you know\n\n\n\n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________\n\nHere's another simple one, using only three repeating chords for the whole song. In this country, the duo\ndecides to make a change in their diet and eat some thinly-slide potato wedges that have been cooked in \nhot oil, a staple food apparently referred to as \"fries.\" \n\nCHORDS USED: \nC\nG\nD\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"Italy\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________\n\nNext up is Spain, home to the shortest song on this album. I've seen that there's another set of chords for\nthis song already listed, but I've tried them and they didn't seem to fit very well on my accordion. Didn't\nsound right at all. This version seems to work a bit better for me, but I'd welcome you to try them both to\nhear which one works the best for you. \n\nCHORDS USED:\nF\nC\nG\nEm\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"Spain\"\nC - G - Em - F\nC - G - Em - F\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________\n\nOkay, this is by far the most difficult song on the album to figure out because a large part of the melody\ncomes from the flute. I've played around with it a lot, and this is the best I've been able to come up\nwith, but once again, if anyone else thinks they can figure out something that can be improved about it, \ndon't hesitate to make any changes. \n\nCHORDS USED:\nF\nC\nG\nD\nAm\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"France\"\n\nG - Am - C - Am \nG - Am - C - Am \nG - Am - C - Am \nG - Am - C - Am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThat was filled with trash\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUp at the stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________________\n\nWe now reach the penultimate song, which happens to be one of my favorites on the album, because it's \nactually PLAYED with an accordion, which I've mentioned before is what I used to figure out all these chords.\nThey should transfer over to stringed instruments well and good. Now, if any of you lucky yahoos out there\nactually own an accordion, you can make this song sound the best by alternating the strumming (or button \npresses, rather) between the bass chord and the major chord. It gives it a nice jaunty, pirate-like, \nsea-faring feel. Same feeling as The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists. \n\nUSED CHORDS:\nD\nA\nE\nEm\nB\nF#\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"Celtic Sea\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE:\nD - Em - A - Em \nA - Em - D - Em\nB - Em - A - Em\nA - Em - D - Em\nF# - B - E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________\n\n\nTime for the final song! It also happens to be one of the most enjoyable ones to play because of how\nmuch you have to switch chords. I'd imagine that this is a lot easier to do on my accordion than it must \nbe using an actual guitar, but you folks are good. You'll figure it out. \n\nCHORDS USED:\nF\nC\nG\nAm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n C F Am\n\n\nWe stayed the night at the house of a guy from Albany\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG - Am - G","chords":["Bm","F#m","D","A","E","G","C","F#","Am","Em","B","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}