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[Intro]
Dm Am G Am
Dm Am G
[Verse]
Amwhat is it children that C/Gfalls from tGhe sky?
Emtayi taye aye Amtayi aye aye
Ammanna from heaven, C/Gfrom the most Ghigh
Emfood from the father, Amtayi taye aye
[Chorus]
Dmwe sAmhall lGive Amagain
Dmwe Amshall Glive....DmagaAminG  Am  
Amshake out the Dmghost AmdanceG  
[Verse]
Ampeace to your brother, C/Ggive and take Gpeace
Emtayi taye aye, Amit leaves two feet
Amone foot extended, C/Gsnake to the Gground
Emwave up the earth, Amone turn around
[Chorus]
Dmwe sAmhall lGive Amagain
Dmwe Amshall Glive....DmagaAminG  Am  
Amshake out the Dmghost AmdanceG  
[Verse]
Amstretch out your arms, C/Gnow tip and Gswing
Emrude up thy bird, Amtayi taye aye
Amthrew out your shoe, C/Fover the Gsoil
Emdust off the words, Amthat shape from the tale
[Chorus]
Dmwe sAmhall lGive Amagain
Dmwe Amshall Glive....DmagaAminG  Am  
Amshake out the Dmghost AmdanceG  
[Verse]
Amhere we are father, C/Gyour holy Ghost
Emblood of thy blood, anAmd ghost of thy ghost
Amwe are the tears, C/Fthat fall from your Geyes
Emword of thy word, anAmd cry of thy cry
[Chorus]
Dmwe sAmhall lGive Amagain
Dmwe Amshall Glive....DmagaAminG  Am  
Amshake out the Dmghost AmdanceG  
[Verse]
what is it DmfathAmer, Gthat snakes from the Amlight
what is it DmfathAmer, Gthat moves through the Amnight
what is it DmfatAmher, Gand tell me Amwhen DmfathAmer
Gwill we live Amagain
[Chorus]
Dmwe sAmhall lGive Amagain
Dmwe Amshall Glive....DmagaAminG  Am  
Amshake out the Dmghost AmdanceG  
When I sing this, I'm singing Patti's part, so the chords during the chorus follow that.

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Ghost Dance

by Patti Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

C/F

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[Intro]

Dm Am G Am

Dm Am G

[Verse]

Am C/G G

what is it children that falls from the sky?

Em Am

tayi taye aye tayi aye aye

Am C/G G

manna from heaven, from the most high

Em Am

food from the father, tayi taye aye

[Chorus]

Dm Am G Am

we shall live again

Dm Am G Dm Am G Am

we shall live....again

Am Dm Am G

shake out the ghost dance

[Verse]

Am C/G G

peace to your brother, give and take peace

Em Am

tayi taye aye, it leaves two feet

Am C/G G

one foot extended, snake to the ground

Em Am

wave up the earth, one turn around

[Chorus]

Dm Am G Am

we shall live again

Dm Am G Dm Am G Am

we shall live....again

Am Dm Am G

shake out the ghost dance

[Verse]

Am C/G G

stretch out your arms, now tip and swing

Em Am

rude up thy bird, tayi taye aye

Am C/F G

threw out your shoe, over the soil

Em Am

dust off the words, that shape from the tale

[Chorus]

Dm Am G Am

we shall live again

Dm Am G Dm Am G Am

we shall live....again

Am Dm Am G

shake out the ghost dance

[Verse]

Am C/G G

here we are father, your holy host

Em Am

blood of thy blood, and ghost of thy ghost

Am C/F G

we are the tears, that fall from your eyes

Em Am

word of thy word, and cry of thy cry

[Chorus]

Dm Am G Am

we shall live again

Dm Am G Dm Am G Am

we shall live....again

Am Dm Am G

shake out the ghost dance

[Verse]

Dm Am G Am

what is it father, that snakes from the light

Dm Am G Am

what is it father, that moves through the night

Dm Am G Am Dm Am

what is it father, and tell me when father

G Am

will we live again

[Chorus]

Dm Am G Am

we shall live again

Dm Am G Dm Am G Am

we shall live....again

Am Dm Am G

shake out the ghost dance

When I sing this, I'm singing Patti's part, so the chords during the chorus follow that.

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