# Ghost Story
# by Matt the Electrician
# from Accidental Thief (2011)
# Use capo 2 to match recording and live versions
[Intro/riff] x2
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[Verse 1]
G
You’ve been running up and down these halls
C D G
Don’t you wear it down
G
You should know that we all know that
C D G
you’re still hanging around
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
G
Howling, moaning, clattering chains,
C D G
making such a mess
G
Stop scaring all the pretty girls and
C D G
being such a pest
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
You ought to know
G
You got to go
Am
Don’t pretend
G Dm C D
It’s not the end of the line
[Chorus]
N.C C
Don’t tell me a ghost story
G
‘Cause I’m so tired
C
Don’t wanna be haunted
G
Wanna be inspired
C
Yeah, I wanna believe there’s something
G D G
more to look forward to
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
G
You keep showing up in all my dreams and
C D G
playing all the parts
G
I keep opening all of the windows and
C D G
hoping you’ll depart
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
G
Every night is every night and
C D G
sometimes so are the days
G
It’s a shame that you’re already dead ‘cause I’m
C D G
digging you a grave
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
You ought to know
G
You got to go
Am
Don’t pretend
G Dm C D
It’s not the end of the line
[Chorus]
N.C C
Don’t tell me a ghost story
G
‘Cause I’m so tired
C
Don’t wanna be haunted
G
Wanna be inspired
C
Yeah, I wanna believe there’s something
G D G
more to look forward to
[Outro]
C D G
And I’m not scared of you.