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Ghost In You

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1/80

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 80Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO: 3                                          
TUNING: standard
notes: 
This version plays with the album version
the Furs have played this basically the same way on several live gigs: 
[Intro]
(and can be used for verse)   
e|--G------------------|---C-----------------|--G-------------------|--C------------------||
B|--1-0---------------|-1-0--------------0-|--1-0----------------|-1-0--------------0-||
G|------0-------------|-----0------0---2---|------0--------------|-----0------0---2---||
D|--------0-0-0-2-0-2-|-------0-0-2--0-----|--------0-0-0-2-0-2--|-------0-0-2--0-----||
A|--------------------|3-------------------|---------------------|3-------------------||
E|3-------------------|--------------------|3--------------------|--------------------||
e|----C----------------|---Bm-----------------|----C-----------------|----Bm----------------||
B|--1-0---------------|-----0---------0----|--1-0----------------|-----0----------0---||
G|------0-------------|-2-2-------2-2------|------0--------------|-2-2--------2-2-----||
D|--------0-0-2-0-2---|-------2-0-------2-0|--------0-0-2-0-2----|-------2-0-------2-0||
A|3-------------------|--------------------|3--------------------|--------------------||
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------||     
[Verse 1]
A Gman in my shoes runs the light, and Call the papers lie tonight but
Gfalling over you is the Cnews of the day.
CAngels fall like Bmrain.
CAnd love (love, love), is all of Bmheaven away.D  
[Chorus]
InsDide you the time moves and Cshe don’t fade.
The Dghost in you she don’t faCde.
InDside you the time moves and Cshe don’t fade.
[Verse 2]
The Grace is on I’m on your side, and Chearing you my engines die, I’m
Gin a mood for you, or for Crunning away.
CStars come down in Bmyou.
CAnd love (love, love), yGou can’t Bmgive it away.D  
[Chorus]
InDside you the time moves and Cshe don’t fade.
The Dghost in you she don’t Cfade.
InsDide you the time moves and Cshe don’t fade. In you…
[Bridge]
G   C   G   C
C   Bm  C   Bm
[Verse 3]
GDon’t you go it makes no sense when, Call you talking supermen just
Gtake away the time, and Cget in the way.
CAin’t it just like Bmrain? And
Clove (love, love) is only Bmheaven away.D  
[Chorus]
InsDide you the time moves and Cshe don’t fade.
The Dghost in you she don’t Cfade.
InsDide you the time moves and Cshe don’t fade.
The Gghost in you she don’t fCade. 
[Verse 4]
DDrums beat time in 
Cyou and I and
Drain don't fall down 
Chere no more it's
Dcoming down to 
Closing it in 
Dyou
[Outro]
C            G

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The story behind the song

"The Ghost In You" captures the persistent presence of a past love, a spectral memory that lingers and refuses to fade. The song speaks to that feeling of time moving on, yet inside, a part of you remains caught, unable to let go of what was. Written by Richard and Tim Butler, this track appeared on The Psychedelic Furs' 1984 album Mirror Moves. It’s a song about the enduring echo of a relationship, a tender and haunting reminder that some connections leave an indelible mark.

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Ghost In You

by The Psychedelic Furs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO: 3

TUNING: standard

notes:

This version plays with the album version

the Furs have played this basically the same way on several live gigs:

[Intro]

(and can be used for verse)

G C G C

e|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------||

B|--1-0---------------|-1-0--------------0-|--1-0----------------|-1-0--------------0-||

G|------0-------------|-----0------0---2---|------0--------------|-----0------0---2---||

D|--------0-0-0-2-0-2-|-------0-0-2--0-----|--------0-0-0-2-0-2--|-------0-0-2--0-----||

A|--------------------|3-------------------|---------------------|3-------------------||

E|3-------------------|--------------------|3--------------------|--------------------||

C Bm C Bm

e|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------||

B|--1-0---------------|-----0---------0----|--1-0----------------|-----0----------0---||

G|------0-------------|-2-2-------2-2------|------0--------------|-2-2--------2-2-----||

D|--------0-0-2-0-2---|-------2-0-------2-0|--------0-0-2-0-2----|-------2-0-------2-0||

A|3-------------------|--------------------|3--------------------|--------------------||

E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------||

[Verse 1]

G C

A man in my shoes runs the light, and all the papers lie tonight but

G C

falling over you is the news of the day.

C Bm

Angels fall like rain.

C Bm D

And love (love, love), is all of heaven away.

[Chorus]

D C

Inside you the time moves and she don’t fade.

D C

The ghost in you she don’t fade.

D C

Inside you the time moves and she don’t fade.

[Verse 2]

G C

The race is on I’m on your side, and hearing you my engines die, I’m

G C

in a mood for you, or for running away.

C Bm

Stars come down in you.

C G Bm D

And love (love, love), you can’t give it away.

[Chorus]

D C

Inside you the time moves and she don’t fade.

D C

The ghost in you she don’t fade.

D C

Inside you the time moves and she don’t fade. In you…

[Bridge]

G C G C

C Bm C Bm

[Verse 3]

G C

Don’t you go it makes no sense when, all you talking supermen just

G C

take away the time, and get in the way.

C Bm

Ain’t it just like rain? And

C Bm D

love (love, love) is only heaven away.

[Chorus]

D C

Inside you the time moves and she don’t fade.

D C

The ghost in you she don’t fade.

D C

Inside you the time moves and she don’t fade.

G C

The ghost in you she don’t fade.

[Verse 4]

Drums beat time in

you and I and

rain don't fall down

here no more it's

coming down to

losing it in

you

[Outro]

C G

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