Chords for Grim Grinning Ghosts (From "The Haunted Mansion")
Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
Bb
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[A] [Am] [E]
[Bb] [A]
[F] [A]
[F] [A]
[C]
When [B] hinges creak in doorless chambers, [A] and [Am] strange [Bb] and frightening sounds echo through [E] the halls.
[F] Whenever candle lights [Am] flicker, where the air is deathly [Eb] still, that is the [Em] time when ghosts [C] are present, practicing [A] their terror with ghoulish delight.
[Am]
[B]
[Bb] [Am]
[F] [Ebm] [Am]
[Fm] [Am]
[Bm] [C]
[E] [Am] [B]
[Am]
[Bb] [Am]
[F]
[E]
[Bm]
[E] [Am] [C]
[E] [Fm] [B]
[E]
[Am] But [F] creaking the tombstones quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging [Am] wake, happy haunts [F] mckay [Am]-like, and we get [F] through both the [Am] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to socialize.
Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] Surrounded in [F] the dark disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to terrorize, [Am] when pretty [E] ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
[E] [F]
[Bbm] As the moon climbs [C] high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [F] reverie eyes, dark, district, and [Bbm] harmonized, when pretty [F] ghosts come up to [Bb] socialize.
[Bm] When you hear the [Db] knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly worst [G] fear as well, restless bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of every size.
[Bb]
[Am] [Bm] Creaking the tombstones [Am] quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging wake, [Am] happy haunts [F] mckay-like, [Am] and we get through both the lies, [A] when [E] pretty ghosts come up to [A] socialize.
[Am] Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to [F] hide, or a silly [C] spook may [Bb] sit by your side.
[Am] Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
[E] [F]
[Bb] As the moon [C] climbs high over the dead oak tree, [Bbm] spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [Gb] reverie eyes, dark, district, and harmonized, when [F] pretty ghosts come up to [Bbm] socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly [G] worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [G] bones eat fairy [Gb] lies, blinds and [G] spooks of every [B] size.
[Bb] When [Am] the crypt goes creaking, the tombstones quake, spooks come [F] out for a swinging [A] wake, happy [F] haunts mckay-like, and we get through both the [Em] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
Now don't close [E] your eyes, [Eb] and don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend to [G]
terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [A] socialize.
[E] [F]
As the moon climbs high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [F] spree, creepy creaks reverie eyes, dark, district, and [G] harmonized, when pretty ghosts come up to [Bb] socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird [G] ghostly worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [B] bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of [Gb] every size.
[Bb] If you would [A] [Eb]
[Am] [Bb]
like to be [Am] a part of our world, hurry [F] back, be sure to [B] bring your death certificate, [Db] and
[Am] decide to join [F] us.
Make final arrangements now, we've been [B] dying to have you.
[A] [Am] [E]
[Bb] [A]
[F] [A]
[F] [A]
[C]
When [B] hinges creak in doorless chambers, [A] and [Am] strange [Bb] and frightening sounds echo through [E] the halls.
[F] Whenever candle lights [Am] flicker, where the air is deathly [Eb] still, that is the [Em] time when ghosts [C] are present, practicing [A] their terror with ghoulish delight.
[Am]
[B]
[Bb] [Am]
[F] [Ebm] [Am]
[Fm] [Am]
[Bm] [C]
[E] [Am] [B]
[Am]
[Bb] [Am]
[F]
[E]
[Bm]
[E] [Am] [C]
[E] [Fm] [B]
[E]
[Am] But [F] creaking the tombstones quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging [Am] wake, happy haunts [F] mckay [Am]-like, and we get [F] through both the [Am] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to socialize.
Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] Surrounded in [F] the dark disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to terrorize, [Am] when pretty [E] ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
[E] [F]
[Bbm] As the moon climbs [C] high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [F] reverie eyes, dark, district, and [Bbm] harmonized, when pretty [F] ghosts come up to [Bb] socialize.
[Bm] When you hear the [Db] knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly worst [G] fear as well, restless bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of every size.
[Bb]
[Am] [Bm] Creaking the tombstones [Am] quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging wake, [Am] happy haunts [F] mckay-like, [Am] and we get through both the lies, [A] when [E] pretty ghosts come up to [A] socialize.
[Am] Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to [F] hide, or a silly [C] spook may [Bb] sit by your side.
[Am] Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
[E] [F]
[Bb] As the moon [C] climbs high over the dead oak tree, [Bbm] spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [Gb] reverie eyes, dark, district, and harmonized, when [F] pretty ghosts come up to [Bbm] socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly [G] worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [G] bones eat fairy [Gb] lies, blinds and [G] spooks of every [B] size.
[Bb] When [Am] the crypt goes creaking, the tombstones quake, spooks come [F] out for a swinging [A] wake, happy [F] haunts mckay-like, and we get through both the [Em] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
Now don't close [E] your eyes, [Eb] and don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend to [G]
terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [A] socialize.
[E] [F]
As the moon climbs high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [F] spree, creepy creaks reverie eyes, dark, district, and [G] harmonized, when pretty ghosts come up to [Bb] socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird [G] ghostly worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [B] bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of [Gb] every size.
[Bb] If you would [A] [Eb]
[Am] [Bb]
like to be [Am] a part of our world, hurry [F] back, be sure to [B] bring your death certificate, [Db] and
[Am] decide to join [F] us.
Make final arrangements now, we've been [B] dying to have you.
Key:
Am
F
Bb
E
B
Am
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When [B] hinges creak in doorless chambers, [A] and [Am] strange [Bb] and frightening sounds echo through [E] the halls.
_ [F] Whenever candle lights [Am] flicker, where the air is deathly [Eb] still, that is the [Em] time when ghosts [C] are present, practicing [A] their terror with ghoulish delight.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] But [F] creaking the tombstones quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging [Am] wake, happy haunts [F] mckay [Am]-like, and we get [F] through both the [Am] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to socialize. _
Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] _ Surrounded in [F] the dark disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to _ terrorize, [Am] when pretty [E] ghosts come up to [Am] _ socialize.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bbm] As the moon climbs [C] high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [F] reverie eyes, dark, district, and [Bbm] harmonized, when pretty [F] ghosts come up to [Bb] socialize. _
[Bm] When you hear the [Db] knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly worst [G] fear as well, restless bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of every size.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] Creaking the tombstones [Am] quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging wake, [Am] happy haunts [F] mckay-like, [Am] and we get through both the lies, [A] when [E] pretty ghosts come up to [A] socialize. _
[Am] Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to [F] hide, or a silly [C] spook may [Bb] sit by your side.
[Am] _ Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to _ terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] _ socialize.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] As the moon [C] climbs high over the dead oak tree, [Bbm] spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [Gb] reverie eyes, dark, district, and harmonized, when [F] pretty ghosts come up to [Bbm] _ socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly [G] worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [G] bones eat fairy [Gb] lies, blinds and [G] spooks of every [B] size.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ When [Am] the crypt goes creaking, the tombstones quake, spooks come [F] out for a swinging [A] wake, happy [F] haunts mckay-like, and we get through both the [Em] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
Now don't close [E] your eyes, [Eb] and don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] _ Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend to _ [G]
terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [A] _ socialize.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
As the moon climbs high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [F] spree, creepy creaks reverie eyes, dark, district, and [G] harmonized, when pretty ghosts come up to [Bb] _ socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird [G] ghostly worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [B] bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of [Gb] every size.
_ [Bb] _ _ If _ _ _ you would [A] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
like to be [Am] a part of our world, hurry [F] back, _ _ _ _ be sure to [B] bring your death certificate, [Db] and _ _
_ [Am] decide to join [F] us. _ _
_ Make final arrangements now, _ _ _ _ we've been [B] dying to have you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When [B] hinges creak in doorless chambers, [A] and [Am] strange [Bb] and frightening sounds echo through [E] the halls.
_ [F] Whenever candle lights [Am] flicker, where the air is deathly [Eb] still, that is the [Em] time when ghosts [C] are present, practicing [A] their terror with ghoulish delight.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] But [F] creaking the tombstones quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging [Am] wake, happy haunts [F] mckay [Am]-like, and we get [F] through both the [Am] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to socialize. _
Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] _ Surrounded in [F] the dark disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to _ terrorize, [Am] when pretty [E] ghosts come up to [Am] _ socialize.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bbm] As the moon climbs [C] high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [F] reverie eyes, dark, district, and [Bbm] harmonized, when pretty [F] ghosts come up to [Bb] socialize. _
[Bm] When you hear the [Db] knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly worst [G] fear as well, restless bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of every size.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] Creaking the tombstones [Am] quake, spooks come [Bb] out for a swinging wake, [Am] happy haunts [F] mckay-like, [Am] and we get through both the lies, [A] when [E] pretty ghosts come up to [A] socialize. _
[Am] Now don't close your eyes, and [B] don't try to [F] hide, or a silly [C] spook may [Bb] sit by your side.
[Am] _ Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend [F] to _ terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] _ socialize.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] As the moon [C] climbs high over the dead oak tree, [Bbm] spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [Bbm] spree, creepy creaks [Gb] reverie eyes, dark, district, and harmonized, when [F] pretty ghosts come up to [Bbm] _ socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird ghostly [G] worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [G] bones eat fairy [Gb] lies, blinds and [G] spooks of every [B] size.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ When [Am] the crypt goes creaking, the tombstones quake, spooks come [F] out for a swinging [A] wake, happy [F] haunts mckay-like, and we get through both the [Em] lies, when pretty ghosts come up to [Am] socialize.
Now don't close [E] your eyes, [Eb] and don't try to hide, [Am] or a silly spook [Bb] may sit by your side.
[Am] _ Surrounded in [F] the darkness disguise, [Am] they pretend to _ [G]
terrorize, [E] when pretty ghosts come up to [A] _ socialize.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
As the moon climbs high over the dead oak [Bb] tree, spooks arrive [B] for the midnight [F] spree, creepy creaks reverie eyes, dark, district, and [G] harmonized, when pretty ghosts come up to [Bb] _ socialize.
[Gb] When you hear the knell of a requiem [Bm] bell, weird [G] ghostly worst fear as [Gb] well, restless [B] bones eat fairy lies, blinds and spooks of [Gb] every size.
_ [Bb] _ _ If _ _ _ you would [A] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
like to be [Am] a part of our world, hurry [F] back, _ _ _ _ be sure to [B] bring your death certificate, [Db] and _ _
_ [Am] decide to join [F] us. _ _
_ Make final arrangements now, _ _ _ _ we've been [B] dying to have you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _