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The Ghosts That Haunt

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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 Em7a skeletDon, in Cadd9everybody's closet
DI cEm7an think Cadd9of one or two in my own room
GBut I wEm7ould like Dto iCadd9ntroduce them both to you
DShake their bony Em7hands Cadd9and so dispell the gloom
Cause Dyour so Em7kind
I knDow you Cadd9would not mind
You'd Gsend aEm7way thDe gCadd9hosts that haunt me now
And the DthiEm7ngs I fear
JuDst wouCadd9ldn't seem so near
And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night
There wouDld Cadd9be nothGin' rattlin' at my heels
GThere arEm7e night Dwhen aCadd9ll my aching bones won't let me sleep
And Ddemons Em7come to plague Cadd9me as I lie in bed
GBut I knEm7ow if you wDere sleepiCadd9ng there beside 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 haunt me DnoCadd9w
And the Dthings I Em7fear
Just wouldn't sDeem so Cadd9near
And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night
There would be nothin' Drattlin' at my Cadd9heels
DThere are Em7nights
WhDen the wCadd9ind comes howling through my old place
DI Em7have dreams
And I Dwake up with the sweat pouring Cadd9down my face
And I wGait..Em7.......D  
Till the mornCadd9ing comes
GThere will come a time I Em7fear when Dall my Cadd9days are done
And Dthey will come collEm7ect my corpse and Cadd9bury me
GAnd then I hope that you'll come Em7over tDo the OtCadd9her 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 haunt me DnowCadd9  
And the Dthings I Em7fear
Just wouldn't sDeem so Cadd9near
And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night
There would be nothin' Drattlin' at my Cadd9heelsG  
-Justin Kunz
[email protected]

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The Ghosts That Haunt

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

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 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

D Cadd9 G

There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels

G 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

D Cadd9

There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels

D Em7

There are nights

D Cadd9

When the wind comes howling through my old place

D 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 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 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

D Cadd9 G

There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels

-Justin Kunz

[email protected]

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