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GHOSTDANCE - Bill Miller
from the album Ghostdance (1999)
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: Em
Key: Gm
On this, the title cut from his 1999 album, Miller combines a driving acoustic 
rock with the vocal technique common to Native American singing, that being the 
use of "vocables". these are simply word sounds, used so the voice can act as an 
instrument without having specific meaning to impart. This is used most often in 
pow wow drumming, where the singing is more properly chanting, adding melody to 
the drumming.
Basic riff
  Em1 + 2 D/E+  Em3 + 4 +
e  |---0--------0-----|
B  |---0--------0-----|
G  |---0--------0-----|
D  h2-----0-0h2-------|
A  h2-----0-0h2-------|
E  |0-----0-0---------|
D/A     x-0-0-x-x-x
Cadd9   x-3-0-0-1-0
B11     x-2-1-2-0-0
[Intro]
|  Em| % | % | % |
[Verse]
EmI wanna go where the blind can see.
EmI wanna go where the lame can walk.
Cadd9I wanna see the sick ones clean.
Where the Emdeaf can hear and the silent talk .
[Chorus]
AmWhere are you Emgoing? To a B11ghostdance in the Emsnow.
I Amam a mighty Emwarrior, and I'm B11finally comin Emhome.  
[Verse]
[Drum singers sing vocables together]
EmI wanna go where the dead are raised (Hey ya ho)
Where the Emmountain lion lays down with the lamb (Hey ya ho)
AmI wanna stand where God is praised (Hey ya ho)
I wanna Emride across the plains to the promised land (Hey ya ho)
[Chorus]
I said, Amwhere are  we Emgoing, to a B11ghostdance in the Emsnow
            Am                 Em            B11|  Em|
I am a mighty warrior, and I'm finally comin home  
[Interlude]
EmHey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey
(EmHey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey)
AmHey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey
(EmHey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey)
[Verse]
EmWhere I'm going don't-need-to-raise your voice.
No Emstarvation, have plenty to eat.
No Amguns no wars, no hateful noise.
Just a Emvictory dance, never taste defeat.
[Verse]
Where Emnothin's done or said that can't be forgiven. (Hey ya ho)
Every Emstep you take is on sacred ground. (Hey ya ho)
Walk aAmway from death to the land of the living. (Hey ya ho)
Where Emall the lost tribes are finally found. (Hey ya ho)
[Chorus]
I said, Amwhere are you Emgoing, to a B11ghostdance in the Emsnow
I Amam a mighty Emwarrior, and I'm B11finally comin Emhome  
[Chorus]
I said, Amwhere are you Emgoing, to a B11ghostdance in the Emsnow
I Amam a mighty Emwarrior, yes, I'm B11finally comin Emhome  
                   B11|  Em| % |
Yes, I'm finally comin home 
[Outro]
|  Em| % | % | % |
|  Em| % | % | % |
|  Em| % | % | % |
|  Em| % | % | % |
               1 + 2 + 3
|  Em| % | % | %       Em  

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Ghostdance

by Bill Miller

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

B11

GHOSTDANCE - Bill Miller

from the album Ghostdance (1999)

Capo: 3rd fret

Play: Em

Key: Gm

On this, the title cut from his 1999 album, Miller combines a driving acoustic

rock with the vocal technique common to Native American singing, that being the

use of "vocables". these are simply word sounds, used so the voice can act as an

instrument without having specific meaning to impart. This is used most often in

pow wow drumming, where the singing is more properly chanting, adding melody to

the drumming.

Basic riff

Em D/E Em

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e |---0--------0-----|

B |---0--------0-----|

G |---0--------0-----|

D h2-----0-0h2-------|

A h2-----0-0h2-------|

E |0-----0-0---------|

D/A x-0-0-x-x-x

Cadd9 x-3-0-0-1-0

B11 x-2-1-2-0-0

[Intro]

| | % | % | % |

[Verse]

I wanna go where the blind can see.

I wanna go where the lame can walk.

Cadd9

I wanna see the sick ones clean.

Where the deaf can hear and the silent talk .

[Chorus]

Am Em B11 Em

Where are you going? To a ghostdance in the snow.

Am Em B11 Em

I am a mighty warrior, and I'm finally comin home.

[Verse]

[Drum singers sing vocables together]

I wanna go where the dead are raised (Hey ya ho)

Where the mountain lion lays down with the lamb (Hey ya ho)

I wanna stand where God is praised (Hey ya ho)

I wanna ride across the plains to the promised land (Hey ya ho)

[Chorus]

Am Em B11 Em

I said, where are we going, to a ghostdance in the snow

Am Em B11 Em

| |

I am a mighty warrior, and I'm finally comin home

[Interlude]

Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey

(Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey)

Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey

(Hey ya hey ya hey ya hey ya hey)

[Verse]

Where I'm going don't-need-to-raise your voice.

No starvation, have plenty to eat.

No guns no wars, no hateful noise.

Just a victory dance, never taste defeat.

[Verse]

Where nothin's done or said that can't be forgiven. (Hey ya ho)

Every step you take is on sacred ground. (Hey ya ho)

Walk away from death to the land of the living. (Hey ya ho)

Where all the lost tribes are finally found. (Hey ya ho)

[Chorus]

Am Em B11 Em

I said, where are you going, to a ghostdance in the snow

Am Em B11 Em

I am a mighty warrior, and I'm finally comin home

[Chorus]

Am Em B11 Em

I said, where are you going, to a ghostdance in the snow

Am Em B11 Em

I am a mighty warrior, yes, I'm finally comin home

B11 Em

| | % |

Yes, I'm finally comin home

[Outro]

| | % | % | % |

1 + 2 + 3

Em Em

| | % | % | %

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