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Amanda Jenssen - Hymns For The Haunted
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01. Ghost
02. Boom
03. Volcano Swing
04. Light And Easy
05. Dry My Soul
06. Lay Down
07. Open The Lid
08. Illusionist
09. Leon
10. Thunderful Jolene
11. Michael’s Garden
12. The Carnival
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01. Ghost
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No capo
[Intro]
Am C Am C Dm C E
Am C Am C Dm C E
[Verse]
Am C Am
He's a drug, my reverend hard drug,
C Dm C E
All seven of my sins was for him
Am C Am
As we sprung on rivers black tongues
C Dm C E
Forgive us heaven's door was closing
[Pre-Chorus]
F Am
Now it's too late think the window passed me by
F E
I sleep awake in my limbo state of mind
[Chorus]
Am
Watched it break, break, break
C
Overtake, take, take
F Am
All my holy, washed away
Am
Lay them low, low, low
C
They don't know, know, know
F Am
That you had me lose control
F E Am C Am C Dm C E
Almost had me, now you don't
[Verse]
Am
Stir up storm and chaos
C Am C Dm C E
No norm can save us from ourselves, hurting spells
Am C Am
I live under ladders a-weels don't matter,
C Dm C E
We were born as we fell
[Pre-Chorus]
F Am
Into the war between reason and belief
F E
Of healing sores I've got nothing left to bleed
[Chorus]
Am
Watched it break, break, break
C
Overtake, take, take
F Am
All my holy, washed away
Am
Lay them low, low, low
C
They don't know, know, know
F Am
No more mercy, fever flows,
F E Am Dm E
You can't hurt me, I'm a ghost
[Interlude]
Am Dm E
[Pre-Chorus]
F Am
Now it's too late think the window passed me by
F E
I sleep awake in my limbo state of mind
[Chorus]
Am
Watched it break, break, break
C
Overtake, take, take
F Am
All my holy, washed away
Am
Lay them low, low, low
C
They don't know, know, know
F Am
No more mercy, fever flows,
F E Am C Am C Dm C E
You can't hurt me, I'm a ghost.
Am C Am C Dm C E
I'm a ghost
Am
I'm the ghost
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02. Boom
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No capo
[Intro]
Cm G
[Chorus]
Cm G
Boom you never loved me
Ab Bb Cm G
Soon you'll never care
Cm G
Boom you shot above me
Ab Bb Cm G
I'll bloom another year
[Verse]
Cm G
Pour me into the river, find the perfect wave
Cm G
Drag me as I shiver, hundred miles away
Cm G
Tangled up in a birds nest, pick my mind coo coo
Cm G
People under the surface, are talking about you
[Chorus]
Cm G
Boom you never loved me
Ab Bb Cm G
Soon you'll never care
Cm G
Boom you shot above me
Ab Bb Cm G
I'll bloom another year
[Verse]
Cm G
Sail the seas on my ship wreck, can't connect the dots
Cm G
Beat me up with your broomstick and forget me not
Cm G
Although time is a killer oceans never cave
Cm G
Take your new caterpillar, dancing on my grave
[Chorus]
Cm G
Boom you never loved me
Ab Bb Cm G
Soon you'll never care
Cm G
Boom you shot above me
Ab Bb Cm G
I'll bloom another year
[Outro]
Cm G Ab Cm
Move your shoulders to the land
Cm G Ab Cm
Prove it's over, bloom again
Cm G Ab Bb Cm G
Move your shoulders to the land
Cm G Ab Bb Cm G
Prove it's over, bloom again
Cm G Ab Bb Cm G
Move your shoulders to the land
Cm G Ab Bb Cm G
Prove it's over, bloom again
Cm
Move your shoulders to the land
Prove it's over, bloom again
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03. Volcano Swing
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In some versions of this song there are chords played during the second part of the
verses, in some there aren't. The chords also differ between versions but most of
them play these ones.
The interlude also changes depending on which version you are listening to. You can
either play the intro riff or alternate between Bm Em Bm before the other chords
start to play.
No capo
[Intro]
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-2-2-----2----| x4
E|-----2-----0--|
[Verse]
Riff
Better now that summer is over
I'm not gonna tell if you don't
Rather wear this sea on my shoulders
Than trust my old umbrella and jump
G Bm Em Bm
As the pavement sinks, autumn rings
G Bm F#
Feel my limp heart dancing
[Chorus]
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
Volcano swing, I'm erupting
Bm
My ground is turning
A D G Bm Em Bm
I keep burning everything
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
Volcano please, you're my disease
Bm
My core is aching
A D G F#
I can't shake him out of me
Riff
Go back to sleep
[Verse]
Riff
Calling for the wind to come find me
Ship me back to Florence tonight
Dragging all our mirrors behind me
The tide won't ever get back inside
G Bm Em Bm
Where the lava lies, watch it rise
G Bm F#
Keep my eyes hypnotized
[Chorus]
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
Volcano swing, I'm erupting
Bm
My ground is turning
A D G Bm Em Bm
I keep burning everything
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
Volcano please, you're my disease
Bm
My core is aching
A D G F#
I can't shake him out of me
Bm
Go back to sleep
[Interlude]
Riff alt. Bm Em Bm
Bm Em Bm
Bm Em Bm
Bm A D G
Bm Em Bm
[Chorus]
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
Volcano swing, I'm erupting
Bm
My ground is turning
A D G Bm Em Bm
I keep burning everything
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
Volcano please, you're my disease
Bm
My core is aching
A D G F#
I can't shake him out of me
Bm
Go back to sleep
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04. Light And Easy
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No capo
[Intro]
Gm
[Verse]
Gm D
Mother, I worry the sun will shortly set
Gm
If we don't hurry and put on our regret
D
You are my weather, it's easier for some
Gm
Float like a feather and quietly become
[Chorus]
Eb Gm Eb Gm
Light and easy, naive and unarmed
Eb Bb
They can't reach me
D Gm
If I find a way to keep you warm
[Verse]
Gm D
Father, I wonder what nature has in store
Gm
A little thunderful message from the core
D
Cut off my anchor, I won't need it no more
Gm
Ten thousand troubles waving from the shore
[Chorus]
Eb Gm Eb Gm
Light and easy, flourish every day
Eb Bb
Nice and breezy
D Gm
Humming on the songs we used to play
[Chorus]
Eb Gm Eb Gm
Light and easy, not the time to tell
Eb Bb
Nice and dreamy
D Gm
They can't hear my sorry marrow yell
[Interlude]
Gm
Eb Gm Eb Gm
Eb Bb D Gm
[Chorus]
Eb Gm Eb Gm
Light and easy, naive and unarmed
Eb Bb
They still reach me
D Gm
I must find a way to keep you warm
[Chorus]
Eb Gm Eb Gm
Light and easy, every sun must set
Eb Bb
I'm completely
D Gm
Trapped in all the things I can't forget
D Gm
Trapped in all the things I can't forget
D Gm
Trapped in all the things I can't forget
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05. Dry My Soul
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No capo
[Intro]
F# E F#
F# E F#
F# E F#
F# E F#
[Pre-Chorus]
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together now)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together)
F#
Gonna dry my soul cause I'm all alone
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together now)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together)
F# N.C.
Gonna dry my soul cause I'm all alone
[Chorus]
F#
My baby, my baby
B
Can't you see how blind you make me
D C#
My baby, you paint me blue
F#
My baby, my baby
B
Can't you see how blind you make me
D C#
My baby, you paint me blue
[Verse]
F# E F# A F#
Oh I've been workin', diggin' a hole
E C#
To put my blues in, each time you call
F# E F# A F#
Governor of my head, you're in denial
E C#
It's a big flood and common sense stole my fire
[Pre-Chorus]
F# N.C.
Gonna dry my soul (all together)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together now)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together)
F# N.C.
Gonna dry my soul cause I'm all alone
[Chorus]
F#
My baby, my baby
B
Can't you see how blind you make me
D C#
My baby, you paint me blue
F#
My baby, my baby
B
Can't you see how blind you make me
D C#
My baby, you paint me blue
[Verse]
F# E F# A F#
Your wind is vicious, travellin' frown
E C#
Can breeze your whispers all over town
F# E F# A F#
Can't tell the difference - is it fire or Greek?
E C#
Might be your defense, either way you make me bleed
[Pre-Chorus]
F# N.C.
Gonna dry my soul (all together)
Dry my soul (all together now)
Dry my soul (all together)
Gonna dry my soul cause I'm all alone
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together now)
F# N.C.
Dry my soul (all together)
F# N.C.
Gonna dry my soul cause I'm all alone
[Chorus]
F#
My baby, my baby
B
Can't you see how blind you make me
D C#
My baby, you paint me blue
F#
My baby, my baby
B
Can't you see how blind you make me
D C#
My baby, you paint me blue
[Outro]
F#
(Don't you, don't you, baby)
F#
(Don't you, don't you, baby)
F#
(Don't you, don't you, baby)
N.C. F#
Gonna dry my soul cause I'm all alone
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06. Lay Down
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This song is sung a cappella
[Chorus]
Lay down, lay down
Lay down, sweet child
Lay down and wish for light
Lay down, lay down
Lay down, sweet child
Lay down in lullabies
[Verse]
Tie the present to the past
Let tomorrows longing last
Growing younger day by day
Flowing wonder hear us pray
[Chorus]
Lay down, lay down
Lay down, sweet child
Lay down and wish for light
Lay down, lay down
Lay down, sweet child
Lay down in lullabies
[Verse]
No decisions to be made
All your stories shall be saved
Silent hunger in your chest
Slowly slumber into rest
[Chorus]
Lay down, lay down
Lay down, sweet child
Lay down and wish for light
Lay down, lay down
Lay down, sweet child
Lay down in lullabies
[Outro]
Lay down and you shall rise
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07. Open The Lid
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No capo
[Intro]
Bm A F#m
Forget the world and places where we used to go
Bm D F#m
Forget the truth we used to know
Bm
Forget your scent, your touch
A F#m
Your strange looking feet
E D F#m
Your love was meant for me
E D F#m
Your love was meant for me
[Chorus]
F#m D C#
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me, let us in
F#m D C#
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me, break again
Bm A D F#m
Crash as I remember it, knocking on my head
Bm C# F#m A Bm D-C#-B-A
Pick up every lock, open the lid
[Interlude]
F#m A Bm D-C#-B-A
[Verse]
F#m A Bm
Temper temper see, pure and honest
F#m A Bm
He is not for me, paper comet
Bm
Remember disappointment
A F#m
Wrapped in circus glow
Bm D F#m
32 times now in a row
Bm D
Remember parachutes
F#m A
Too vague for us to see
[Pre-Chorus]
E D F#m
Our love was meant to bleed
E D F#m
Our love was meant to bleed
[Chorus]
F#m D C#
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me, let us in
F#m D C#
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me, break again
Bm A D F#m
Crash as I remember it, knocking on my head
Bm C# Bm
Pick up every lock, open the lid
[Interlude]
F#m Bm C#
Bm F#m A Bm
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m A Bm
Our love was meant to bleed
F#m A Bm C#
Your love was meant for me
[Break]
N.C.
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me
[Coda]
F#m D C#
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me
F#m D C#
Honey, come haunt me, honey, come haunt me
F#m A D C#
Open the lid
F#m A D C#
Open the lid
F#m A D C#
Open the lid
F#m A D C#
Open the lid
N.C.
Open the lid
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08. Illusionist
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No capo
[Intro]
C Am F G
C Em Am F G
[Verse]
C Em Am
I'm on the backside of the moon
F G N.C.
Still hoping someday it will bloom here
C Em Am Am7
Don't try to count them cause you can't know
F G
How many days that I have spent cold
[Chorus]
C Em Am
It don't even matter if
Am7
I'm an illusionist
F G
Talk, he doesn't talk
C Em Am
And look at the lies in here
Am7
If I make them disappear
F G
Talk, will he then talk?
[Verse]
C Em Am
Black water radar doesn't show
F G
Happy is a longer way to go
N.C. C Em Am Am7
Still, I never told you cause I can't stall
F G
For every star there is a black hole
[Chorus]
C Em Am
It don't even matter if
Am7
I'm an illusionist
F G
Talk, he doesn't talk
C Em Am
And look at the lies in here
Am7
If I make them disappear
F G
Talk, will he then talk?
[Interlude]
C Em Am Am7 F G
No
C Em Am Am7 F G
[Coda]
C Em Am Am7
Cautious hymn, don't mind him
F G Am G
It's just my strain talking
C Em Am Am7
Cautious hymn, don't mind him
F G Am G
It's just my strain talking
C Em Am Am7
Cautious hymn, don't mind him
F G Am G
It's just my strain talking
C Em Am Am7
Cautious hymn, don't mind him
F G Am G
It's just my strain talking
[Outro]
C Em Am Am7 F G
Am7 G C Em Am Am7 F G
Illusion
Am7 G C Em Am Am7 F G Am7 G
Illusion
C Em Am Am7 F G Am7 G
C Em Am Am7 F G
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09. Leon
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No capo
[Intro]
N.C.
Oooh...
[Verse]
F#m E F#m
Airborne cars on Tel Aviv
Bm A F#m E F#m
The land is longing for the sea
F#m E F#m
Pack my gravity and heart
Bm A F#m
I travel heavy with the dawn
D C# F#m
Our past was the last that I saw
D C# F#m
Been riding this train forever
D C# F#m
Can't sail back to drown in the blame
D C#
The rail track is howling your name
[Chorus]
D E F#m
La la Léon, la la Léon
D
You should have left
C# F#m
When my ghost evolved
D E F#m
La la Léon, la la Léon
D
I'm never worth it
C# F#m
Who loves the crow
[Verse]
F#m E F#m
Zip-codes, farmers, weed or wood
Bm A F#m E F#m
The road leads never where it should
F#m E F#m
Bistro, pockets full of rain
Bm A F#m
The world looks pretty from a train
D C# F#m
A scene from where dreams have been hung
D C# F#m
A house from when oldies were young
D C# F#m
Safari from golden to grey
D C#
I'm sorry I threw you away
[Chorus]
D E F#m
La la Léon, la la Léon
D
You should have left
C# F#m
When my ghost evolved
D E F#m
La la Léon, la la Léon
D
I'm never worth it
C# F#m
Who loves the crow
[Bridge]
F#m
Motion, should have let you
Bm
Motion, should have let you
A C# F#m
Motion, should have let you glow
F#m
Motion, should have let you
Bm
Motion, should have let you
A C# F#m
Motion, should have let you go
[Chorus]
D E F#m
La la Léon, la la Léon
D
You should have left
C# F#m
When my ghost evolved
D E F#m
La la Léon, la la Léon
D
I'm never worth it
C# F#m
Who loves the crow
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10. Thunderful Jolene
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No capo
[Intro]
Dm Bb Dm
Dm Bb Dm
[Verse]
Dm Bb Dm
The park is asleep on a Monday morning
Dm Bb Dm
A cloud of concrete damps the lynx's roaring
Dm F Bb A
A heart doesn't rust, it just changes size
Dm F Bb A
They hate you because you don't compromise
Dm Bb Dm
The park is asleep with the dreams inside their eyes
C Bb
Punches, up is steep
C Bb
Monsters never sleep
[Chorus]
Dm F Bb F Bb F Gm F
You wanna believe but your heart aches, heart aches, Jolene
Dm F Bb F Bb F Gm F
You wanna believe but your heart aches, heart aches, Jolene
Bb F Bb Dm
Can't rest, no justice, Bengan, why? Will easy ever be?
Bb F Bb Gm
The cats from happyland and I will follow you and see
Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb
Thunderful Jolene
A Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A
Thunderful Jolene
[Verse]
Dm Bb Dm
The frog that you kissed was a shot of glory
Dm Bb Dm
The scars on your wrist tells a different story
Dm F Bb A
Not easy to find, a lie so sincere
Dm F Bb A
You've made up your mind, you were never here
Dm Bb Dm
The frog that you kissed does not like our pioneer
C Bb
Strip down what you are
C Bb
Klippan's Polar star
[Chorus]
Dm F Bb F Bb F Gm F
You wanna believe but your heart aches, heart aches, Jolene
Dm F Bb F Bb F Gm F
You wanna believe but your heart aches, heart aches, Jolene
Bb F Bb Dm
Can't rest, no justice, Bengan, why? Will easy ever be?
Bb F Bb Gm
The cats from happyland and I will follow you and see
Dm Dm
Thunderful Jolene, Thunderful Jolene
Dm Dm
Thunderful Jolene, Thunderful Jolene
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11. Michael’s Garden
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No capo
[Intro]
Am D Am D
Am D C D
[Verse]
Am D Am D
Somewhere lies a card to send
Am D C D
Under Michael's garden
Am D Am D
Faded greetings from the pier
Am D C D
We were never there
F Am Dm Am G
Where old air care
[Chorus]
C Em
We don't always have tomorrow
F Em Am
As late comes too early
C Em
Lead a way that I can follow
F Em Am F Em
You've flown away from me
[Interlude]
Am D Am D
Am D Am D
[Verse]
Am D Am D
In ruins where houses used to stand
Am D C D
Lives a future friend
Am D Am D
Keep the troubles that I like
Am D C D
Lit by Northern light
F Am Dm Am G
Why old sky try
[Chorus]
C Em
We don't always have tomorrow
F Em Am
As late comes too early
C Em
Lead a way that I can follow
F Em Am G
You've flown away from me
[Chorus]
C Em
We don't always have tomorrow
F Em Am
As strangers of our street
C Em
Lead a way that I can follow
F Em Am
We stay although we leave
F Em Am F Em
You've flown away from me
[Outro]
Am D Am D
Am D Am
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12. The Carnival
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No capo
[Intro]
F Gm Am
Am Bb F Am
Am F Gm Am
Am Bb F Am
Hammerman, you make me dull
Am F Gm Am
I'm going to the carnival
Am Bb F Am
I'll sit beside and watch them play
Am F Gm Am
It's gonna be an awful day
[Interlude]
Am Bb F Am
Am F Gm Am
Am Bb F Am
I dug him up to find the core
Am F Gm Am
I won't be coming home no more
Am Bb F Am
And people wonder where I've gone
Am F Gm Am
I work here as a leprechaun
F Am
I've found horses electric
F Am
I've found fire to blow
F Am
I've found sugar on a stick
F Am
I've found gold
[Outro]
Am Bb F Am
Am F Gm Am