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C Am G F C
My ghost drives around with a Ambag of dead fish
GFalling neutrinos Fdrift through the Ctrees
He staggers and reels, runs up Amcredit card bills
And Gclogs up the toilet with Fbottles of Cpills
AmHere in the bipolar Emward
If you Amshower you get a gold Gstar
But I'm Fnot going far till the CHaldol kicks in
GUntil then, until then
I'm Fstrapped to this fucking twin Cbed
And I Fwon't get any cookies or Ctea
Till I Fstop quoting CNietzsche
And brush my Amteeth and comb my Ehair
G
CDays pass slow in Amslippers and robe
But my Gghost still bangs on the Froof
Like CJohn the Baptist in the Amrain
While the Gnurses play Crazy FEights

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My Ghost

by The Handsome Family

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C Am G F C

My ghost drives around with a bag of dead fish

G F C

Falling neutrinos drift through the trees

He staggers and reels, runs up credit card bills

G F C

And clogs up the toilet with bottles of pills

Am Em

Here in the bipolar ward

Am G

If you shower you get a gold star

F C

But I'm not going far till the Haldol kicks in

Until then, until then

F C

I'm strapped to this fucking twin bed

F C

And I won't get any cookies or tea

F C

Till I stop quoting Nietzsche

Am E

And brush my teeth and comb my hair

C Am

Days pass slow in slippers and robe

G F

But my ghost still bangs on the roof

C Am

Like John the Baptist in the rain

G F

While the nurses play Crazy Eights

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