* i’m a little unsure about some of the chords in the chorus , so i especially welcome any
feedback on that *

artist : john mark mcmillan
song : holy ghost
album : borderland

verse 1 :
D
who are we sometimes i wonder
Fm
mercenaries or lovers
G Bm
on this side of the thunder
A
it can be awful hard to know

verse 2 :
D
sell our love for the paycheck or
Fm
spend the night on the freight deck
G Bm
for all the dues that we collect
A
our hearts can be overdrawn

chorus :
G D
dead in the water
Bm
like lamb to the slaughter
A Em
if the wind doesn’t sing her song
D
and i’m speaking in tongues
G Bm A D
cause i need a ho – ly ghost

verse 3 :
the geeks they can smell when you’re coming
even out in the cold
they’ll wait you out yeah
they’ll grind you down
but they’re gonna get what they’re owed

verse 4 :
i know the red thread unravels
i know you’re blue and you’re black
but there’s still time if you don’t mind
the way that the odds are stacked

( back to chorus )