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[Intro]
Am7  D/A
  D/A   G(x2)
[Verse 1]
   D/AHe walked down a busy Gstreet
Staring solely at his D/Afeet
Clutching pictures of past lGovers at his side
D/AStood at the table where she sGat
And removed his D/Ahat
In respect of her pGresence
   D/APresents her with the Gpictures and says
These are just gD/Ahosts that broke my heart before I Gmet you
These are just gD/Ahosts that broke my heart before I Gmet you
[Verse 2]
   D/AOpened up his little Gheart
Unlocked the lock that kept it D/Adark
And read a written Gwarning
Saying I'm still mouD/Arning, over ghosts
Over Gghosts, over ghosts
Over D/Aghosts that broke my heart before I Gmet you
[Chorus]
   EmLover, Gplease do not
    EmFall to your Gknees its not
    EmLike I belGieve in
  EmEverlasting Glove
[Interlude]
D/A   G   D/A    G
[Verse 3]
   D/AHe'd went crazy at nineGteen
Said he'd lost all his self eD/Asteem
And couldnt understand why he was Gcry, cry, cryD/A-ing,  cryy-iGiing...
  D/AHe would stare at empty Gchairs
Think of the ghosts who once sat D/Athere
The ghosts that broke his Gheart.
Oh the ghosts that broke my D/Aheart
The ghosts that broke his Gheart
Oh the ghosts that broke my D/Aheart
The ghosts, the ghosts, the gGhosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts
The D/Aghosts that broke my heart before I Gmet you
[Chorus]
   EmLover, Gplease do not
    EmFall to your Gknees its not
    EmLike I beGlieve in
  EmEverlasting Glove
[Bridge]
He says AmI'm Bmso  Amlost,
BmNot at Amall well
COoooEooooFoooChhh
COoooEooooFoooChhh
  CDo as done and there is Enothing left to be
FTurned out I'd been following him and Che'd been following me
CDo as done after Eit was over
FWe were just two lovers crying Con each others shoulder and I said
[Chorus]
   EmLover, Gplease do not
    EmFall to your Gknees its not
    EmLike I beGlieve in
  EmEverlasting Glove

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Ghosts

by Laura Marling

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

D/A

[Intro]

Am7 D/A

D/A G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D/A G

He walked down a busy street

D/A

Staring solely at his feet

Clutching pictures of past lovers at his side

D/A G

Stood at the table where she sat

D/A

And removed his hat

In respect of her presence

D/A G

Presents her with the pictures and says

D/A G

These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you

D/A G

These are just ghosts that broke my heart before I met you

[Verse 2]

D/A G

Opened up his little heart

D/A

Unlocked the lock that kept it dark

And read a written warning

D/A

Saying I'm still mourning, over ghosts

Over ghosts, over ghosts

D/A G

Over ghosts that broke my heart before I met you

[Chorus]

Em G

Lover, please do not

Em G

Fall to your knees its not

Em G

Like I believe in

Em G

Everlasting love

[Interlude]

D/A G D/A G

[Verse 3]

D/A G

He'd went crazy at nineteen

D/A

Said he'd lost all his self esteem

G D/A G

And couldnt understand why he was cry, cry, cry-ing, cryy-iiing...

D/A G

He would stare at empty chairs

D/A

Think of the ghosts who once sat there

The ghosts that broke his heart.

D/A

Oh the ghosts that broke my heart

The ghosts that broke his heart

D/A

Oh the ghosts that broke my heart

The ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts

D/A G

The ghosts that broke my heart before I met you

[Chorus]

Em G

Lover, please do not

Em G

Fall to your knees its not

Em G

Like I believe in

Em G

Everlasting love

[Bridge]

Am Bm Am

He says I'm so lost,

Bm Am

Not at all well

C E F C

Ooooooooooohhh

C E F C

Ooooooooooohhh

C E

Do as done and there is nothing left to be

F C

Turned out I'd been following him and he'd been following me

C E

Do as done after it was over

F C

We were just two lovers crying on each others shoulder and I said

[Chorus]

Em G

Lover, please do not

Em G

Fall to your knees its not

Em G

Like I believe in

Em G

Everlasting love

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