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The tabs I've seen here haven't been 100 % correct. They've had some of the chords 
right but Aaron and Bryce plays them in different positions and voicings.   
Don't exactly know what to call the 4th chord but naming it B flat minor with a C# 
just for the sake of it. Sounds like a suspended chord.
And I don't think they play the high E in the Abm actually but I like to 
sometimes, do what you prefer.
Chords used:
Ebm: X643XX  (X6887X) Bryce plays that shape during the bridge, I like to change between the two.
  B: 7644XX
Abm: 466444 
BbC#:6X46XX (The 4 on the A string is muted by the ring finger, that's why I X'd it)
 F#: 244322
C#m: X46654
Verse 1: 
          Ebm         B               AbmBbC#
Say you stay at home, alone with the flu
       Ebm            B             AbmBbC#
Find out from friends that wasn't true
       Ebm                            B     AbmBbC#
Go out at night with your headphones on, again
                  Ebm                     B      AbmBbC#
And walk through the Manhattan valleys of, the dead
Chorus: 
Didn't want to Bbe your gAbmhost, didn't want to Ebmbe anyone's F#ghost
Didn't want to Bbe your gAbmhost, didn't want to Ebmbe anyone's gF#host
But AbmI don't want anybody eBlse, I C#mdon't want anybody eF#lse
I Abmdon't want anybody eBlse, I C#mdon't want anybody elsF#e
Play Ebm into the next verse.
Verse 2:
        Ebm           B               AbmBbC#
You said I came close as anyone's come
         Ebm          B               AbmBbC#
to live underwater for more than a month
               Ebm               B          AbmBbC#
  You said it was not inside my heart, it was
                  Ebm                 B        AbmBbC#
  You said it should tear a kid apart, it does
Chorus: 
Didn't want to Bbe your gAbmhost, didn't want to Ebmbe anyone's F#ghost
Didn't want to Bbe your gAbmhost, didn't want to Ebmbe anyone's gF#host
But AbmI don't want anybody eBlse, I C#mdon't want anybody eF#lse
I Abmdon't want anybody eBlse, I C#mdon't want anybody elsF#e
Bridge: I had a Abmhole in the middle wBhere the lightning went tEbmhrough it
told my friends not to F#worry
I had a Abmhole in the middle someone's sBideshow wouldn't do it 
I Ebmtold my friends not to F#worry
Chorus: 
Didn't want to Bbe your gAbmhost, didn't want to Ebmbe anyone's F#ghost
Didn't want to Bbe your gAbmhost, didn't want to Ebmbe anyone's gF#host

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Anyones Ghost

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

C#m

Ebm

The tabs I've seen here haven't been 100 % correct. They've had some of the chords

right but Aaron and Bryce plays them in different positions and voicings.

Don't exactly know what to call the 4th chord but naming it B flat minor with a C#

just for the sake of it. Sounds like a suspended chord.

And I don't think they play the high E in the Abm actually but I like to

sometimes, do what you prefer.

Chords used:

Ebm: X643XX (X6887X) Bryce plays that shape during the bridge, I like to change between the two.

: 7644XX

Abm

: 466444

BbC#:6X46XX (The 4 on the A string is muted by the ring finger, that's why I X'd it)

: 244322

C#m

: X46654

Verse 1:

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

Say you stay at home, alone with the flu

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

Find out from friends that wasn't true

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

Go out at night with your headphones on, again

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

And walk through the Manhattan valleys of, the dead

Chorus:

B Abm Ebm F#

Didn't want to be your ghost, didn't want to be anyone's ghost

B Abm Ebm F#

Didn't want to be your ghost, didn't want to be anyone's ghost

Abm B C#m F#

But I don't want anybody else, I don't want anybody else

Abm B C#m F#

I don't want anybody else, I don't want anybody else

Play Ebm into the next verse.

Verse 2:

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

You said I came close as anyone's come

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

to live underwater for more than a month

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

You said it was not inside my heart, it was

Ebm B Abm

BbC#

You said it should tear a kid apart, it does

Chorus:

B Abm Ebm F#

Didn't want to be your ghost, didn't want to be anyone's ghost

B Abm Ebm F#

Didn't want to be your ghost, didn't want to be anyone's ghost

Abm B C#m F#

But I don't want anybody else, I don't want anybody else

Abm B C#m F#

I don't want anybody else, I don't want anybody else

Abm B Ebm

Bridge: I had a hole in the middle where the lightning went through it

told my friends not to worry

Abm B

I had a hole in the middle someone's sideshow wouldn't do it

Ebm F#

I told my friends not to worry

Chorus:

B Abm Ebm F#

Didn't want to be your ghost, didn't want to be anyone's ghost

B Abm Ebm F#

Didn't want to be your ghost, didn't want to be anyone's ghost

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