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Ghost Story
By Caleb C.
11th track of Coldplay's Ghost Stories
Tuning: ( Dmodal) D A D G A D
(You can play just D-C-G in standard tuning)
CHORDS
D:|  D0   C6x   G60   Am2   
A:|  0   0   5   3
G:|  2   0   0   2
D:|  4   2   0   2
A:|  0   3   5   2
D:|  0   0   5   x
Opening and Intermingled riff
D] ------D-------|---D------------C6---|-x--x--x-G6x--|-0----------|
A] -------------|------------------|-0--0--0-0--|-5----------|
G] -2--2--2-2---|-2---2--0-2-0-2---|-0--0--0-0--|-0----------|
D] -4--4--5-4---|-4---4--4-4-4-4---|-2--2--4-2--|-0----------|
A] -------------|------------------|-3--3--3-3--|-3----------|
D] -------------|------------------|-0--0--0-0--|-5----------|
D-C6- G6x2
Maybe I'm just a Dghost
                  C6
Disappear when anybody's close   G6  
Go through you when you travel
Travel over Dnear
Maybe I'm just a Dghost
Emptied by 'em, anyC6body knows
               G6-D  
Maybe I'm on a rose
Or am I even here?
G6-D  
  Yeaaah
DEvery time I try to C6walk through G6walls 
More walls appearD  
What's the point in feeling C6love for G6you 
When you don't believe I'm Dhere?
What's the point in trying to C6raise your vG6oice 
If no one ever Dhears?
Every time I try to C6pull you G6close
             D-C6- G6x2
You disappear
Maybe I'm a Dghost
Just a whisper in a C6puff of G6smoke
               D(RIFF)
A secret that nobody knows
No one will ever hearG6  
G6Oh, maybe I'm a Dghost
AmSpecter of the C6wrong cause
            G6  D-G6  
Fallen out of rose
Something people Dfear
G6-D  
  Yeaaah
DAnd every time I find I'm C6off the G6walls
It's all becoming Dclear
What's the point in feeling C6love for G6you 
When you don't believe I'm Dhere?
What's the point in saying 'C6Rescue G6me!' 
If no one ever Dhears?
Every time I try to C6pull you G6close
You disappearD  
Every time I try to C6pull you G6close
You disappearD--------
INTERLUDE
D-C6- G6x3 softly
ooooooooooh
D- G6x2 Loudly
DAnd every time I find I'm C6off the G6walls 
It's all becoming Dclear
Every time I try to C6pull you G6close
You disappearD  
Every time I try to C6pull you G6close
            Am(7)
You disappe[ar] (abrupt fade)

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Ghost Story

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Ghost Story

By Caleb C.

11th track of Coldplay's Ghost Stories

Tuning: ( modal) D A D G A D

(You can play just D-C-G in standard tuning)

CHORDS

D C6 G6 Am

D:| 0 x 0 2

A:| 0 0 5 3

G:| 2 0 0 2

D:| 4 2 0 2

A:| 0 3 5 2

D:| 0 0 5 x

Opening and Intermingled riff

D D C6 G6

D] -------------|------------------|-x--x--x-x--|-0----------|

A] -------------|------------------|-0--0--0-0--|-5----------|

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

D] -4--4--5-4---|-4---4--4-4-4-4---|-2--2--4-2--|-0----------|

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

D] -------------|------------------|-0--0--0-0--|-5----------|

D C6 G6

-- x2

Maybe I'm just a ghost

Disappear when anybody's close

Go through you when you travel

Travel over near

Maybe I'm just a ghost

Emptied by 'em, anybody knows

G6 D

Maybe I'm on a rose

Or am I even here?

G6 D

Yeaaah

D C6 G6

Every time I try to walk through walls

More walls appear

C6 G6

What's the point in feeling love for you

When you don't believe I'm here?

C6 G6

What's the point in trying to raise your voice

If no one ever hears?

C6 G6

Every time I try to pull you close

D C6 G6

-- x2

You disappear

Maybe I'm a ghost

C6 G6

Just a whisper in a puff of smoke

(RIFF)

A secret that nobody knows

No one will ever hear

G6 D

Oh, maybe I'm a ghost

Am C6

Specter of the wrong cause

G6 D G6

Fallen out of rose

Something people fear

G6 D

Yeaaah

D C6 G6

And every time I find I'm off the walls

It's all becoming clear

C6 G6

What's the point in feeling love for you

When you don't believe I'm here?

C6 G6

What's the point in saying 'Rescue me!'

If no one ever hears?

C6 G6

Every time I try to pull you close

You disappear

C6 G6

Every time I try to pull you close

You disappear--------

INTERLUDE

D C6 G6

-- x3 softly

ooooooooooh

D G6

- x2 Loudly

D C6 G6

And every time I find I'm off the walls

It's all becoming clear

C6 G6

Every time I try to pull you close

You disappear

C6 G6

Every time I try to pull you close

(7)

You disappe[ar] (abrupt fade)

About Ghost Story Chords by Coldplay

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