Tone: [Am]
Capo: 8th
Fingerpicking/Strumming pattern: D-DU-UDU
[Am]Oooo ooo [C]oooooo [G]oooo [D]
Oooo ooo oooooo oooo
Singlestrum*)
[Am]Once I was a v[C]very young man,
and v[G]very young men are [D]none to clever
[Am]Sailed across to f[C]faraway lands
And [G]farway towns of [D]tin an terror
(Double strum*)
[Am]Ran amok in a s[C]strip called love
[G]Lost my mind in the [D]streets of neon
[Am]Now I’m [Am]coming on [C]back
(Dont play anything here, just tap the guitar like a drum)
Help me up move right, left foot forward
(4strum*)
[Am]Oh we had a [C]merry old time, b[G]but
merry old times don’t [D]count for nothing
[Am]Cocaine, song and [C]women and wine
[G]Memories blur and they [D]make me shudder
(Double strum*)
[Am]Bed in the morning, [C]eight, four,
five, [G]couple of days to [D]get my head off
[Am]Now I’m c[Am]comming on [C]back
(Dont play anything here, just tap the guitar like a drum)
Help me up move right left foot forward
(4strum*)
To [Am]Gho (Ooo[C](Oooo ooo [G]oooooo [D]oooo)
[Am]Gho (Ooo[C](Oooo ooo [G]oooooo [D]oooo)
(single strum*)
I’m troubled by [C]gho Oooo [G]ooo ooo[D]oooooo oooo [Am]Ghosts in heaven
(4strum*)
[Am]Far below the [C]shiniest stars, [G]
shiniest stars won’t [D]shine for ever
[Am]Take your soul and [C]you can go far,
[G]If you don’t fall from [D]grace of favor*
(double strum*)
[Am]Gold awaits all [C]those who stall
[G]You can take now and [D]I’ll take never
[Am]Now I’m [Am]comming on [C]back
Help me up move right left foot forward
To [Am]Gho (Ooo[C](Oooo ooo [G]oooooo [D]oooo)
[Am]Gho (Ooo[C](Oooo ooo [G]oooooo [D]oooo)
(single strum*)
I’m troubled by [C]gho Oooo [G]ooo ooo[D]oooooo oooo [Am]Ghosts in heaven
[C]gho Oooo [G]ooo ooo[D]oooooo oooo [Am]Ghosts in heaven
(Pluck this part if able, or else slow singlestrum)
[Am]Soon I’ll be a [C]very old man, and [G]
very old men they [D]dream of summers
[Am]Spent with falls in [C]faraway clans
While [G]hometown crowds sing [D]hymns of courage
(slow double strum*)
[Am]Ran amok in a [C]strip called love
[G]Lost my mind in the [D]streets of neon
[Am]Now I’m coming on [C]home
(slow strum down, with a hammer
off with the ringfinger on Am*)
[Am]Help me up [Am]move right [Am*]left foot [C]forward
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