The Ghost Chords by Deer Tick
Tempo:
79.075 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
G#m
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [B]
[B] [E] [B]
[B] [E] [B]
[G#m] [C#m] [F#]
[B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
[E] You have got to mean [B]
everything.
[E] This woman on my mind, [B] her lies stink the [G#m] same as mine.
[C#m] Oh, and I don't think I should go on [F#] home to her.
[B] Oh, desperate is my plan, but here am I, please.
[E] When that cradle falls [B] from the tree,
[E] the deaf baby walking, [B] and I've done [G#m] my talking.
[C#m] Well, I walk away a [F#] free man,
[B] just a label on the bottle that I read.
[E] But it don't have a thing to do [B] with me.
[E] I ain't carrying no child, it's [B] only dreams I [G#m] got inside.
Oh, [C#m] and tonight, well, it's getting drunk [F#] with me.
[B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[G#m] [C#m] [F#]
Oh, [B] I try to treat you with respect.
Can't [G#m] you do [E] me one better [B] than neglect?
[E] All the time we spent apart, [B] it really made us [G#m] who we are.
And [C#m] you're as lonely as a ghost [F#] on Halloween.
[B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
[G#m] I know you didn't mean [B]
everything.
[E] Who could I be kidding when [B] I'll always have my [G#m] mind on quitting?
[C#m] And I don't think that I feel no [F#] other way.
[B] [E] [B]
[E] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
[B] [E] [B]
[B] [E] [B]
[G#m] [C#m] [F#]
[B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
[E] You have got to mean [B]
everything.
[E] This woman on my mind, [B] her lies stink the [G#m] same as mine.
[C#m] Oh, and I don't think I should go on [F#] home to her.
[B] Oh, desperate is my plan, but here am I, please.
[E] When that cradle falls [B] from the tree,
[E] the deaf baby walking, [B] and I've done [G#m] my talking.
[C#m] Well, I walk away a [F#] free man,
[B] just a label on the bottle that I read.
[E] But it don't have a thing to do [B] with me.
[E] I ain't carrying no child, it's [B] only dreams I [G#m] got inside.
Oh, [C#m] and tonight, well, it's getting drunk [F#] with me.
[B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[G#m] [C#m] [F#]
Oh, [B] I try to treat you with respect.
Can't [G#m] you do [E] me one better [B] than neglect?
[E] All the time we spent apart, [B] it really made us [G#m] who we are.
And [C#m] you're as lonely as a ghost [F#] on Halloween.
[B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
[G#m] I know you didn't mean [B]
everything.
[E] Who could I be kidding when [B] I'll always have my [G#m] mind on quitting?
[C#m] And I don't think that I feel no [F#] other way.
[B] [E] [B]
[E] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [C#m]
[F#] [B]
Key:
B
E
G#m
F#
C#m
B
E
G#m
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
_ _ [E] You have got to mean [B]
everything.
_ [E] This woman on my mind, [B] her lies stink the [G#m] same as mine.
[C#m] Oh, and I don't think I should go on [F#] home to her.
_ [B] Oh, desperate is my plan, but here am I, please.
_ [E] When that cradle falls [B] from the tree,
_ [E] the deaf baby walking, [B] and I've done [G#m] my talking.
[C#m] Well, I walk away a [F#] free _ man,
[B] just a label on the bottle that I read.
_ [E] But it don't have a thing to do [B] with me.
_ [E] I ain't carrying no child, it's [B] only dreams I [G#m] got inside.
Oh, [C#m] and tonight, well, it's getting drunk [F#] with me.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ Oh, [B] I try to treat you with respect.
_ Can't [G#m] you do [E] me one better [B] than neglect?
_ [E] All the time we spent apart, [B] it really made us [G#m] who we are.
And [C#m] you're as lonely as a ghost [F#] on Halloween.
_ [B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
_ [G#m] I know you didn't mean [B]
everything.
_ _ [E] Who could I be kidding when [B] I'll always have my [G#m] mind on quitting?
[C#m] And I don't think that I feel no [F#] other way.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
_ _ [E] You have got to mean [B]
everything.
_ [E] This woman on my mind, [B] her lies stink the [G#m] same as mine.
[C#m] Oh, and I don't think I should go on [F#] home to her.
_ [B] Oh, desperate is my plan, but here am I, please.
_ [E] When that cradle falls [B] from the tree,
_ [E] the deaf baby walking, [B] and I've done [G#m] my talking.
[C#m] Well, I walk away a [F#] free _ man,
[B] just a label on the bottle that I read.
_ [E] But it don't have a thing to do [B] with me.
_ [E] I ain't carrying no child, it's [B] only dreams I [G#m] got inside.
Oh, [C#m] and tonight, well, it's getting drunk [F#] with me.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ Oh, [B] I try to treat you with respect.
_ Can't [G#m] you do [E] me one better [B] than neglect?
_ [E] All the time we spent apart, [B] it really made us [G#m] who we are.
And [C#m] you're as lonely as a ghost [F#] on Halloween.
_ [B] Oh, you don't have to say anything.
_ [G#m] I know you didn't mean [B]
everything.
_ _ [E] Who could I be kidding when [B] I'll always have my [G#m] mind on quitting?
[C#m] And I don't think that I feel no [F#] other way.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _