Biography:
Producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion grew up in a musical family: his father was director of the Yale concert and marching bands, his mother sang in jazz bands, and his siblings, Randy (a conductor/arranger in L.A.) and Laurie (a violinist), were both avid music students. Young Jon didn't deal with instruction or practice well, but his natural affinity for improvisation and melody more than made up for his impatience. Unwilling to conform to the conventional school system
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Author/Artist: Jon Brion
Title: Her Ghost
Album: Meaningless
Transcribed by: James Veitch
Email: [email protected]
Please send me any corrections or additions
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Chords:
Bmaj7-x2434x Bbm7-x13121 Ebm7-668676
Abm7-464444 Abm-466444 E-022100
Db7-x4342x B-799877 Bb7-686766
Dbm7-446454 Cmaj7-x35453x
Intro:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7
Verse 1:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
Her ghost is six or so feet tall
Abm7
and the lights in the house are dim
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
his voice still echoes through the hall
Abm7
she can't get away from him
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 - Bbm7
Verse 2:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
I clear the couch off and I sit
Abm7 Bbm7
she hangs up the phone and then
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
she says she can't believe he quit
Abm7 Bbm7
but I know he'll be back again
Prechorus 1:
Abm
Every hour
E Db7
on the hour
Chorus:
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 Abm7 Bbm7
He will reappear and make it clear that he's around
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7 Bmaj
It's not your average social call he does it all without a sound
Verse 3:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
Her ghost is propped up in the hall
Abm7 Bbm7
he speaks no evil there
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
he doesn't notice me at all
Abm7 Bbm7
I find it a bit unfair
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
I'm bathed in shadow from that wall
Abm7 Bbm7
I know he'll be in the air
Prechorus 2:
Abm
Every hour
E Db7
on the hour
Chorus 2:
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 Abm7 Bbm7
She'll watch her apperition stare her down then pass her by
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7 Bmaj
and I've no ammunition, I'm the one who's being ex.....or......cised
Bridge:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 (x4)
Prechorus 3:
Abm
Every hour
E
on the hour
Abm
every moment
E Db7
all my power
Chorus 3:
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 (N.C.)
And everywhere I turn I turn to learn that she's got memories that never burn
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7
and this is of concern and I prepare to go cause this I know
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 Abm7 Bbm7
that though he's out of sight he's in her mind and in my hair
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7
I'm tiring of this fight besides its getting me no.....where
Verse 4:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
Her ghost makes all of this occure
Abm7
he does it breathlessly
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
so long as he's the life in her
Abm7
he'll be the death of me
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You can figure it out from here. Just listen for the
strum pattern and the blah blah blah....
Title: Her Ghost
Album: Meaningless
Transcribed by: James Veitch
Email: [email protected]
Please send me any corrections or additions
------------------------------------------
Chords:
Bmaj7-x2434x Bbm7-x13121 Ebm7-668676
Abm7-464444 Abm-466444 E-022100
Db7-x4342x B-799877 Bb7-686766
Dbm7-446454 Cmaj7-x35453x
Intro:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7
Verse 1:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
Her ghost is six or so feet tall
Abm7
and the lights in the house are dim
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
his voice still echoes through the hall
Abm7
she can't get away from him
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 - Bbm7
Verse 2:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
I clear the couch off and I sit
Abm7 Bbm7
she hangs up the phone and then
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
she says she can't believe he quit
Abm7 Bbm7
but I know he'll be back again
Prechorus 1:
Abm
Every hour
E Db7
on the hour
Chorus:
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 Abm7 Bbm7
He will reappear and make it clear that he's around
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7 Bmaj
It's not your average social call he does it all without a sound
Verse 3:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
Her ghost is propped up in the hall
Abm7 Bbm7
he speaks no evil there
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
he doesn't notice me at all
Abm7 Bbm7
I find it a bit unfair
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
I'm bathed in shadow from that wall
Abm7 Bbm7
I know he'll be in the air
Prechorus 2:
Abm
Every hour
E Db7
on the hour
Chorus 2:
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 Abm7 Bbm7
She'll watch her apperition stare her down then pass her by
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7 Bmaj
and I've no ammunition, I'm the one who's being ex.....or......cised
Bridge:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 (x4)
Prechorus 3:
Abm
Every hour
E
on the hour
Abm
every moment
E Db7
all my power
Chorus 3:
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 (N.C.)
And everywhere I turn I turn to learn that she's got memories that never burn
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7
and this is of concern and I prepare to go cause this I know
B Bb7 Ebm7 Bbm7 Abm7 Bbm7
that though he's out of sight he's in her mind and in my hair
B Bbm7 Ebm7 Dbm7 Cmaj7
I'm tiring of this fight besides its getting me no.....where
Verse 4:
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
Her ghost makes all of this occure
Abm7
he does it breathlessly
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Ebm7
so long as he's the life in her
Abm7
he'll be the death of me
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can figure it out from here. Just listen for the
strum pattern and the blah blah blah....
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