Ghosts of Overdoses Damien Dempsey
Tune high and low E strings down to D
The intro has two guitars, one playing chords, and another
following this guitar on the high E string (Tuned to D)
Gtr 2 intro
D|-5------4------2------0----|-5------4------0------0----| B|-0------0------0------0----|-x------x------x------x----| G|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----| D|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----| A|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----| D|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----|
x2 x1
Played Over Intro Of:
Gtr 1 INTRO CHORDS
[G]Le[F#]t R[Em]ing[(Em)] [G] [F#] [Em] [Bm]
D|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x---- B|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----| G|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----| D|-5------4------2-----(2)---|-5------4------2------9----| A|-5------4------2-----(2)---|-5------4------2------9----| D|-5------4------2-----(2)---|-5------4------2------9----|
x2
Both can be played together by adding your little finger to the high E
string.
Verse Chords
D Em F# G A E(II) F#(II)
Slide up to these chords
D|-0------0------x------0------0-----|-0------0------| B|-3------0------x------1------5-----|-5------7------| G|-2------0------x------0------0-----|-4------6------| D|-0------2------4------5------7-----|-0------2------| A|-0------2------4------5------7-----|-0------2------| D|-0------2------4------5------7-----|-0------2------|
[D]Famine days, drove us here, off the land,
[Em]The[F#]y t[G]ried to clear, Now they drive you
A D (E(II) F#(II) First Time)
From The cities, to make way for all the yuppies
[D]They stood back, and didn't act,
[Em]Those in power, should have been sacked,
[F#]Dec[G]im[A]at[D]e the inner cities, move them out, bring in the wealthy.
Chorus Chords
[B] [A] [G] [F#] [Em] [Em/D]
D|-x------0------0------0------2------0----| B|-x------5------0------0------0------0----| G|-x------0------0------0------0------0----| D|-9------7------5------4------0------0----| A|-9------7------5------4------2------2----| D|-9------7------5------4------2------2----|
[B]He[A]y little baby, I wanna take you from here
[G]I [F#]wan[Em]na [Em/D]take you away from here
[B]He[A]y little baby, dont wanna see you on the gear
[G]Co[F#]s i[Em]t's[Em/D] so hard to find your find your back
[B]He[A]y little baby, it's every parents worst fear,
[G]Fo[F#]r t[Em]hei[Em]r child to end up on smack.
Verse II as verse I
Chorus II as chorus I
Instrumental
(3:00)
Similar to intro with second guitar
[G] [F#] [Em] [Em/D]
[G]B [F#]A G[Em] F#[B] Em Em/D X3
You lie, I cry, Please don't go
[G] [F#] [Em] [Em/D]
[G](4[F#]:02[Em])[B]
[D]Now I walk, along these streets,
[Em]All the ghosts, they walk their beats
[F#]Up [G]to flats and into stairwells,
[A]Wh[D]er[Em]e they lie, in heroin hell
[F#]Lit[G]tle kids, they walk right through them,
[A]I [D]just hope they don't become them.
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