Ghost Story chords by John Cale

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:  Em  Dsus2

Verse 1:
      Em                    Dsus2
It was seven o'clock in the morning,
    Em                Dsus2
Too late to handle the day,
   Em                    Dsus2
At home, it was only two-thirty;
    Em                       Dsus2
The skin on my wrists turning grey.


  Em          A
He stood up, wished us good luck,
    Em                   A
He changed his attitude twice.
    Em                 A
The box in the corner shivered in fear,
        C                   F#m
It was tired and hungry for days...

Verse 2:
    Em                          Dsus2
The next year she bought a new stomach,
    Em                   Dsus2
Of Liverpool, made in Detroit,
 Em                     Dsus2
Constantly passing old matches,
      Em               Dsus2
Some sentries and millionaires.

Em        A
Who did? Gallagher did,
     Em                   A
The same old thing every time.
Em        A
Gave up, more empty cups
           C                    F#m
They were tired and hungry for nights...


Verse 3:
Em                    Dsus2
It made life a little easier,
Em                    Dsus2
To have Holland on the run.
Em                            Dsus2
It didn't take that long to forget her,
Em                  Dsus2
My old man and his gun.

 Em          A
Rushed out, lions about,
 Em               A
Wasting away on advice.
   Em                      A
A hundred and three, four hundred or more,
       C                             F#m
It'll haunt you for the rest of your life...

Outro:
Em Dsus2