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To Be A Ghost

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[Verse 1]
EFuck off, the internet. I’m tired of C#mcircling
Eamongst apologists who love ignoring the reC#mality
Eof unarmed civilians executed puC#mblicly.B  
[Chorus]
  BThey want yAou to be a gF#7host
when they rEob you of your C#7hope,
but you’ve got Apower when they’re Cnot expecting GanythBing.
[Verse 2]
EBorn as a data mine for targeted mC#marketing,
Eand no one will listen up until you become a hashtag C#mor a meme
Ebut hate’s not a fad that dies with its viC#mrality.B  
[Chorus]
  BThey want yAou to be a gF#7host
when they rEob you of your C#7hope,
but you’ve got Apower when they’re Cnot expecting GanythBing.
[Bridge]
C#mI rush to my Dphone because I don’t Ewanna feel aBbdimlone.
They forced us to gGrow into a wDorld without a sEoul.
[Instrumental Part 1]
E
[Instrumental Part 2]
D A E B
D A E
D A E B
D A
E
[Solo]
E C#m
E C#m
[Verse 3]
EYour frozen with dread as their chatter becomes dC#meafeninBg.
If you’re tAired of being tF#mold
to stop complEaining about the C#mcold,
burn those fAuckers in their F#homes.
Burst their bEubble and break their C#mbones.
[Chorus]
  They want yAou to be a gF#mhost
They want yEou to be a gC#mhost,
but we’ve got pAower ‘cause they can’t sF#mtop the things that they refuse to sEee.

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To Be A Ghost

by Jeff Rosenstock

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#7

C#7

Bbdim

F#m

[Verse 1]

E C#m

Fuck off, the internet. I’m tired of circling

E C#m

amongst apologists who love ignoring the reality

E C#m B

of unarmed civilians executed publicly.

[Chorus]

B A F#7

They want you to be a ghost

E C#7

when they rob you of your hope,

A C G B

but you’ve got power when they’re not expecting anything.

[Verse 2]

E C#m

Born as a data mine for targeted marketing,

E C#m

and no one will listen up until you become a hashtag or a meme

E C#m B

but hate’s not a fad that dies with its virality.

[Chorus]

B A F#7

They want you to be a ghost

E C#7

when they rob you of your hope,

A C G B

but you’ve got power when they’re not expecting anything.

[Bridge]

C#m D E Bbdim

I rush to my phone because I don’t wanna feel alone.

G D E

They forced us to grow into a world without a soul.

[Instrumental Part 1]

[Instrumental Part 2]

D A E B

D A E

D A E B

D A

[Solo]

E C#m

[Verse 3]

E C#m B

Your frozen with dread as their chatter becomes deafening.

A F#m

If you’re tired of being told

E C#m

to stop complaining about the cold,

A F#

burn those fuckers in their homes.

E C#m

Burst their bubble and break their bones.

[Chorus]

A F#m

They want you to be a ghost

E C#m

They want you to be a ghost,

A F#m E

but we’ve got power ‘cause they can’t stop the things that they refuse to see.

About To Be A Ghost Chords by Jeff Rosenstock

Learn how to play To Be A Ghost by Jeff Rosenstock with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “To Be A Ghost chords”, “To Be A Ghost guitar chords”, or “Jeff Rosenstock To Be A Ghost chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy To Be A Ghost chords and for experienced players who want accurate To Be A Ghost lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, C#m, B, A, F#7, C#7.

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What key is "To Be A Ghost" in?

The chords for "To Be A Ghost" show the original chord names (including E, C#m, B, A, F#7, C#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.