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Ghost On The Canvas
Glen Campbell
Ghost On The Canvas Album 2011
Standard Tuning
Intro (telegraph sound)   A   Amaj7   F#m   C#m(2X)
Verse 1
AI know a place between 
Amaj7life and death for you and meA. Amaj7  F#m  C#m  
ABest take hold on the Amaj7threshold 
of eterniBty. B7  
Chorus 1
And see the Dghost on the canvaAs. 
DPeople don't see us. A  
DGhost on the canvaAs. 
Bpeople don't knoB7w, 
F#mwhen they're Dlooking at soulsA.Amaj7  F#m  C#m  
Verse 2
AIn between here and there, 
Amaj7there's a place that we can growA. Amaj7  F#m  C#m  
ASpirits make love in a Amaj7wheat field, 
with cBrowsB7. 
Chorus 2
Like a gDhost on a canvaAs. 
DPeople don't see theAm.
DGhost on a canvaAs. 
F#mNo,   Bthey Dnever see souls.A  Amaj7  F#m  C#m  
Bridge
F#mRing around the rosary. 
Bbm7Pocket full of prosary. 
AAshes to ashes we Ball fall in love with
 Dghosts on the canvas.
(riff begins with word ghosts) or play chords
e--A---D---A---D---A---D---A-----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-5-4-2-4--4--4-2-4----4-4-5-4-2-0-2-4--4--4-5-4-2-4|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
e ---------------|
B ---------------|
G ---------------|
D ---------------|
A --4-4-5-2-0----|
E ------------2-0| end in A chord
Verse 3
AWe dream in color. 
Amaj7Others they color their dreams.A  Amaj7  F#m  C#m  
ATakes one to know Amaj7one. 
ASpirit always knows Bwhat it sees. B7  
Chorus 3
Like a Dghost on a canvaAs. 
DNever can have uAs. 
DGhost on a canvaAs. 
It's the F#msoulBs, 
that Dmakes them go.E  B  Esus4  
People don't Eknow. B  Esus4  
Looking in EsoulsB.Esus4  
Better take Ehold. B  Esus4  
       E                   D  A(one strum) (telegraph sound with wind) 
I'm the ghost on the canvas. 
flyinglibra51
God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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Ghost On The Canvas

by Glen Campbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

F#m

C#m

Bbm7

Esus4

Ghost On The Canvas

Glen Campbell

Ghost On The Canvas Album 2011

Standard Tuning

A Amaj7 F#m C#m

Intro (telegraph sound) (2X)

Verse 1

I know a place between

Amaj7 A Amaj7 F#m C#m

life and death for you and me.

A Amaj7

Best take hold on the threshold

B B7

of eternity.

Chorus 1

D A

And see the ghost on the canvas.

D A

People don't see us.

D A

Ghost on the canvas.

B B7

people don't know,

F#m D A Amaj7 F#m C#m

when they're looking at souls.

Verse 2

In between here and there,

Amaj7 A Amaj7 F#m C#m

there's a place that we can grow.

A Amaj7

Spirits make love in a wheat field,

B B7

with crows.

Chorus 2

D A

Like a ghost on a canvas.

D A

People don't see them.

D A

Ghost on a canvas.

F#m B D A Amaj7 F#m C#m

No, they never see souls.

Bridge

F#m

Ring around the rosary.

Bbm7

Pocket full of prosary.

A B

Ashes to ashes we all fall in love with

ghosts on the canvas.

(riff begins with word ghosts) or play chords

A D A D A D A

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

B-------------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------------|

A-4-4-5-4-2-4--4--4-2-4----4-4-5-4-2-0-2-4--4--4-5-4-2-4|

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

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

B ---------------|

G ---------------|

D ---------------|

A --4-4-5-2-0----|

E ------------2-0| end in A chord

Verse 3

We dream in color.

Amaj7 A Amaj7 F#m C#m

Others they color their dreams.

A Amaj7

Takes one to know one.

A B B7

Spirit always knows what it sees.

Chorus 3

D A

Like a ghost on a canvas.

D A

Never can have us.

D A

Ghost on a canvas.

F#m B

It's the souls,

D E B Esus4

that makes them go.

E B Esus4

People don't know.

E B Esus4

Looking in souls.

E B Esus4

Better take hold.

E D A

(one strum) (telegraph sound with wind)

I'm the ghost on the canvas.

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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