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ghost blues chords
loudon wainwright iii ( album version )

A E 4

xa E A E
my old dog misses me so
A E B7 E
to the beach or the dog park , he don t want to go
A E A E
no , he lies there waiting at the foot of my bed
A E B7 E
because he knows i m right there even though i m dead

A E A E
you late husband , that would be me
A E B7 E
i ve been gone so long i m just a faint memory
A E A E
i ve been disparaged in passing by your friends late at night
A E B7 E
i blew out the candles on Em , it served Em right

A E A E
the day that i died , i knew i was toast
A B7 E
next day i was hanging out with marley s ghost
A E A E
help this father , he s a friend of mine
B7
that old cain can t keep from crying

A E A E
at my memorial service there was quite a turnout
A E B7 E
some stayed away , hey , what was that all about?
A E A
tell me , didn t she love me , didn t he care?
E B7 E
nobody saw me out i was right there ( i was doing a head count )

A E A E A E B7 E

A E A E
now i m out of the picture , yeah , i m off of the hook
A E B7 E
just a chuck of time , that was all that it took
A E A E
was it a shot from a gun , a slip of a knife?
A E B7 E
i don t know what killed me , lord , it might have been life

A E A E
i had a few children , wrote a few songs
A E B7 E
i got some of it right and a lot of it wrong
A E A E
i bought a few houses , a few boats , a few cars
B7
being a ghost you might as well be on mars

cause you re so far off

A E A E A E B7 E

A E A E
being a ghost is , you re just in between
A E B7 E
each and every day of the year is halloween , yeah
A E A E
you re hanging around but you re not really there
A E B7 E
you re hovering over your own old easy chair

A E A E
lord , i was hoping for heaven , that would ve been swell
A E B7 E
cause being a ghost , lord , it s just like being in hell
A E A E
you re hungry and you re tired and you can t get no rest
A E B7 E
an though i D settle for heaven , oblivion would be best

A E A E
i ve been flying around rattling chains
A B7 E
appearing in mirrors just to make you insane
A E
making those noises in your house late at night , yeah
B7
i got to haunt you even though it ain t right

A E A E
my old dog misses me so
A E B7 E
to the beach or the dog park , he don t want to go
A E A E
no , he lies there waiting at the foot of my bed
A E B7 E
because he knows i m right there even though i m dead . . .

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