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The Ghosts That Haunt Me

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Taken from the album "The Ghosts That Haunt Me"
TUNING: standard, capo the 2nd fret
Easy song, just strum it fast and these chords are all relative to the 
capo. 
CHORDS USED:
       G3x0033
       Dxx0323
     Em7x22033
   Cadd9x32033
GThere's a skeleton, iEm7n everybDody's Cadd9closet
DI can think of oEm7ne or two in Cadd9my own room
GBut I woCuld like to Em7introduce Dthem Cadd9both to you
DShake their bony Em7hands and so diCadd9spell the gloom
Cause Dyour so Em7kind
I know you Dwould not Cadd9mind
You'd Gsend away the Em7ghosts that hDaunt me noCadd9w
And the Dthings I Em7fear
Just wouldn't seDem so Cadd9near
And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night
CThere would be nothin' Drattlin' at my heCadd9elsG  
GThere are nigCht when all my Em7aching bDones wonCadd9't let me sleep
And Ddemons come to Em7plague me as I lCadd9ie in bed
GBut I know if you werEm7e sleeping Dthere besiCadd9de me then
That yoDu would fend them Em7off and they would Cadd9let me rest
Cause Dyour so Em7kind
I know you Dwould not Cadd9mind
You'd Gsend away the Em7ghosts that hDaunt me noCadd9w
And the Dthings I Em7fear
Just wouldn't sDeem so Cadd9near
And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night
ThCere would be nothin' rDattlin' at my hCadd9eels
GThere are Em7nights
When the Dwind comes howling through Cadd9my old place
GI have dEm7reams
And I Dwake up with the sweat pouring Cadd9down my face
And I wGait..Em7.......D  
Till the mornCadd9ing comes
GThere will comCe a time I fEm7ear when aDll my dCadd9ays are done
And Dthey will come collEm7ect my corpse and Cadd9bury me
GAnd then I hopCe that you'll come oEm7ver to Dthe OthCadd9er Side
DJoin me in our Em7new life, keep me Cadd9company
Cause Dyour so Em7kind
I know you Dwould not Cadd9mind
You'd Gsend away the Em7ghosts that Dhaunt me nowCadd9  
And the Dthings I Em7fear
Just wouldn't sDeem so Cadd9near
And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night
TheCre would be nothin' rDattlin' at my hCadd9eelsG  

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The Ghosts That Haunt Me

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

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Taken from the album "The Ghosts That Haunt Me"

TUNING: standard, capo the 2nd fret

Easy song, just strum it fast and these chords are all relative to the

capo.

CHORDS USED:

3x0033

xx0323

Em7

x22033

Cadd9

x32033

G Em7 D Cadd9

There's a skeleton, in everybody's closet

D Em7 Cadd9

I can think of one or two in my own room

G C Em7 D Cadd9

But I would like to introduce them both to you

D Em7 Cadd9

Shake their bony hands and so dispell the gloom

D Em7

Cause your so kind

D Cadd9

I know you would not mind

G Em7 D Cadd9

You'd send away the ghosts that haunt me now

D Em7

And the things I fear

D Cadd9

Just wouldn't seem so near

G Em7

And when I stroll out late at night

C D Cadd9 G

There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels

G C Em7 D Cadd9

There are night when all my aching bones won't let me sleep

D Em7 Cadd9

And demons come to plague me as I lie in bed

G Em7 D Cadd9

But I know if you were sleeping there beside me then

D Em7 Cadd9

That you would fend them off and they would let me rest

D Em7

Cause your so kind

D Cadd9

I know you would not mind

G Em7 D Cadd9

You'd send away the ghosts that haunt me now

D Em7

And the things I fear

D Cadd9

Just wouldn't seem so near

G Em7

And when I stroll out late at night

C D Cadd9

There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels

G Em7

There are nights

D Cadd9

When the wind comes howling through my old place

G Em7

I have dreams

D Cadd9

And I wake up with the sweat pouring down my face

G Em7 D

And I wait.........

Cadd9

Till the morning comes

G C Em7 D Cadd9

There will come a time I fear when all my days are done

D Em7 Cadd9

And they will come collect my corpse and bury me

G C Em7 D Cadd9

And then I hope that you'll come over to the Other Side

D Em7 Cadd9

Join me in our new life, keep me company

D Em7

Cause your so kind

D Cadd9

I know you would not mind

G Em7 D Cadd9

You'd send away the ghosts that haunt me now

D Em7

And the things I fear

D Cadd9

Just wouldn't seem so near

G Em7

And when I stroll out late at night

C D Cadd9 G

There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels

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