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Ghost Story

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GI've seen how you tremble 
Whenever he walks through your D7mind
D7Stirring up memories that cloud up your eyes
Where the Clight of our love ought to Gshine
GI know that he hurt you hurt you so bad
He G7must have been going inCsane
Well I've D7finally learned how to hold you together
D7When somebody mentions his Gname
He's Cjust a ghost story so don't let him scare you
CHe's not really there like he Gseems
And D7tonight when I hold you I'll hold you so close
D7I'll love him right out of your Gdreams
GI know that he's called you
GAnd told you that our love can't D7last
D7But don't you believe him cause honey he's wrong
He's Cnever been right in the Gpast
GSo don't let him haunt you tell you those lies
He G7just can't admit that you're Cfree
So the D7next time he calls you just hand me the phone
And see if he says it to Gme
He's Cjust a ghost story so don't let him scare you
CHe's not really there like he Gseems
And D7tonight when I hold you I'll hold you so close
D7I'll love him right out of your Gdreams

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Ghost Story

by Don Williams

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I've seen how you tremble

Whenever he walks through your mind

Stirring up memories that cloud up your eyes

C G

Where the light of our love ought to shine

I know that he hurt you hurt you so bad

G7 C

He must have been going insane

Well I've finally learned how to hold you together

D7 G

When somebody mentions his name

He's just a ghost story so don't let him scare you

C G

He's not really there like he seems

And tonight when I hold you I'll hold you so close

D7 G

I'll love him right out of your dreams

I know that he's called you

G D7

And told you that our love can't last

But don't you believe him cause honey he's wrong

C G

He's never been right in the past

So don't let him haunt you tell you those lies

G7 C

He just can't admit that you're free

So the next time he calls you just hand me the phone

And see if he says it to me

He's just a ghost story so don't let him scare you

C G

He's not really there like he seems

And tonight when I hold you I'll hold you so close

D7 G

I'll love him right out of your dreams

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