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Ghost Of A Smile

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The Ghost Of A Smile - as performed by The Pogues
from the album "Hell's Ditch"
Capo 2nd fret
Intro
|      D|      D|      D|      D|
||:     D|      G|      D|      G:||
                   D           G      D|   G|
You gotta walk that mile Honeychild
                   D           G      D|   G|
You gotta walk that mile Honeychild
Well I'll Dshow you what is Ghip
As we Dwalk down Leeson Gstrip
And I'll Ddo it for the Gghost Aof a Dsmile
Just the Dghost the Gghost of a smile
Just the Dghost the Gghost of a smile
You can't take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
You gotta walk walk that mile
And I'll be with you Honeychild
And I'll do it for the ghost of a smile
Chorus 2
                  D                 G      D|      G|
Don't wait too long don't wait too long
Don't wait too Dlong Gor AI'll be Dgone
Inst 1
||:     D|      G|      D|      G|      D|      G:||
|      A|
Don't wait too long don't wait too long
Don't wait too long or I'll be gone
Inst 2
|      D|      G|      D|      G|
Chorus 3
Chorus 4
Repeat To Fade

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Ghost Of A Smile

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The Ghost Of A Smile - as performed by The Pogues

from the album "Hell's Ditch"

Capo 2nd fret

Intro

D D D D

| | | | |

D G D G

||: | | | :||

D G D G

| |

You gotta walk that mile Honeychild

D G D G

| |

You gotta walk that mile Honeychild

D G

Well I'll show you what is hip

D G

As we walk down Leeson strip

D G A D

And I'll do it for the ghost of a smile

D G

Just the ghost the ghost of a smile

D G

Just the ghost the ghost of a smile

You can't take it with you when you go

You gotta walk walk that mile

And I'll be with you Honeychild

And I'll do it for the ghost of a smile

Chorus 2

D G D G

| |

Don't wait too long don't wait too long

D G A D

Don't wait too long or I'll be gone

Inst 1

D G D G D G

||: | | | | | :||

| |

Don't wait too long don't wait too long

Don't wait too long or I'll be gone

Inst 2

D G D G

| | | | |

Chorus 3

Chorus 4

Repeat To Fade

About Ghost Of A Smile Chords by The Pogues

Learn how to play Ghost Of A Smile by The Pogues with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Ghost Of A Smile chords”, “Ghost Of A Smile guitar chords”, or “The Pogues Ghost Of A Smile 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 Ghost Of A Smile chords and for experienced players who want accurate Ghost Of A Smile lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, D, G.

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