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Ghost

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Capo 7
Intro:  Em   D/F#   G   C   G  D/F#  
Verse 1:
EmDo you D/F#remember when the Gwalls fell
Do you remember the sound that the doCor made whEmen you cloDsed it on Cme
EmDo you know that I weD/F#nt dowGn to the ground
Landed on boCth my bEmroken hDearted Cknees
Prechorus:
CI dDidn’t Ceven DcryG  
Because pCiecDes Cof Dme had alrGeady died
Chorus:
I’m a gGhostC  
GHaunting these D/F#halls
GClimbing up wCalls that I nGever knew werD/F#e there
And I’m GlosCt
GBroken down the mD/F#iddle of my Emheart, Cheart
GI’m broken down the miD/F#ddle of mEmy heart, Cheart, heart
GYou know you make mD/F#e a ghostEm  D/F#  G  
CYou make Emme a ghDost
Verse 2:
EmI’m an inviD/F#sible disasGter
GI keep trying to walk but my fCeet don’t fEmind the sDolid groCund
EmIt’s like lD/F#iving in a baGd dream
I keep trying to scream but my Ctongue has Emfinally lDost its sCound
Prechorus:
I’ve Cgot tDo sCay gDoodbyeG  
To the piCecDes of Cme Dthat have alreGady died
Chorus:
I’m a gGhosCt
GHaunting thD/F#ese halls
GClimbing these wCalls that I nGever knew weD/F#re there
And I’m GlosCt
GBroken down the D/F#middle of my hEmeart, heCart
GI’m broken down tD/F#he middle of my heEmart, hearCt, heart
GYou know you maD/F#ke me a gEmhostD/F#  G  
Oh, you make me a ghEmostC  
GYou make me a ghEmost 
(You take the breath all away from me, you take it away)
You make me a ghEmostD/F#  
Bridge:
CI DdoCn’Dt Gcry
CI DdoCn’Dt Gtry anymore
I’m a gEmhostC  G  D/F#  
I’m a EmghosCtG  D/F#  
And I’m lGost
GBroken down the mD/F#iddle of my hEmeart, hCeart
GI’m broken down the D/F#middle
Chorus: 
I’m a GghCost
GHaunting these haD/F#lls
GClimbing up Cwalls that I nGever knew were D/F#there
And I’m lGostC  
GBroken down the mD/F#iddle of my Emheart, heCart
GI’m broken down the mD/F#iddle of my heEmart, hCeart, heart
GYou know you maD/F#ke me a gEmhosD/F#tG  
You make me a CghostG  D/F#  

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Ghost

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo 7

Em D/F# G C G D/F#

Intro:

Verse 1:

Em D/F# G

Do you remember when the walls fell

C Em D C

Do you remember the sound that the door made when you closed it on me

Em D/F# G

Do you know that I went down to the ground

C Em D C

Landed on both my broken hearted knees

Prechorus:

C D C D G

I didn’t even cry

C D C D G

Because pieces of me had already died

Chorus:

G C

I’m a ghost

G D/F#

Haunting these halls

G C G D/F#

Climbing up walls that I never knew were there

G C

And I’m lost

G D/F# Em C

Broken down the middle of my heart, heart

G D/F# Em C

I’m broken down the middle of my heart, heart, heart

G D/F# Em D/F# G

You know you make me a ghost

C Em D

You make me a ghost

Verse 2:

Em D/F# G

I’m an invisible disaster

G C Em D C

I keep trying to walk but my feet don’t find the solid ground

Em D/F# G

It’s like living in a bad dream

C Em D C

I keep trying to scream but my tongue has finally lost its sound

Prechorus:

C D C D G

I’ve got to say goodbye

C D C D G

To the pieces of me that have already died

Chorus:

G C

I’m a ghost

G D/F#

Haunting these halls

G C G D/F#

Climbing these walls that I never knew were there

G C

And I’m lost

G D/F# Em C

Broken down the middle of my heart, heart

G D/F# Em C

I’m broken down the middle of my heart, heart, heart

G D/F# Em D/F# G

You know you make me a ghost

Em C

Oh, you make me a ghost

G Em

You make me a ghost

(You take the breath all away from me, you take it away)

Em D/F#

You make me a ghost

Bridge:

C D C D G

I don’t cry

C D C D G

I don’t try anymore

Em C G D/F#

I’m a ghost

Em C G D/F#

I’m a ghost

And I’m lost

G D/F# Em C

Broken down the middle of my heart, heart

G D/F#

I’m broken down the middle

Chorus:

G C

I’m a ghost

G D/F#

Haunting these halls

G C G D/F#

Climbing up walls that I never knew were there

G C

And I’m lost

G D/F# Em C

Broken down the middle of my heart, heart

G D/F# Em C

I’m broken down the middle of my heart, heart, heart

G D/F# Em D/F# G

You know you make me a ghost

C G D/F#

You make me a ghost

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