Tabs
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GHOST - Ella Henderson
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Tabbed by: Titch
This is half tab, half chord sheet - I will try to make the few licks between chords make sense.
INTRO (Vocals) This can be played any time this is sung.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2-2~--2-4-2---2-4---2----------2-2~--2-4-2---2-4---2-----------------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----4----------4-------------4-----4-------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----3-2~----------------------------3-2~--------------2----------------|
G+G|----2-2~--2-4-2-2-4-4-2-1-----------2-2~--2-4-4-2-4-4-----2------------|
D MajorD|--4-----------------------4-------4---------------------5--------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO (chords / arpeggios)
D MajorD A augmentedA 
F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
I keep going to the river to pray
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
And at most, I'm sleeping all these demons away
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
But your ghost, the ghost of you it keeps me awake.
(D MajorD) (A augmentedA) (F# minorF#m) (E MajorE)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|------3---------2------------------------------|
G+G|----2---------2---2-----------------1----------|
D MajorD|--0---------2-------------4-------2---2--------|
A augmentedA|----------0-------------4-------2--------------|
E MajorE|----------------------2-------0----------------| x4
OR
e|---------------------|-------------------------| This is played just before the verse starts
BB|--7-7---7-7---7-7----|-------------------------| Play with echo
G+G|---------------------|--11-11--11-11--11-11----|
D MajorD|--4-4---4-4---4-4----|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|---9--9---9--9---9--9----|
E MajorE|---------------------|-------------------------|
VERSE (chords and tab)
F# minorF#m
My friends had you figured out
(F# minorF#m)
Yeah, they saw what's inside of you
D MajorD
You tried hiding another you
BB
But your evil was coming through
F# minorF#m
These eyes sitting on the wall
(F# minorF#m)
They watch every move I make
D MajorD
Bright light living in the shade
BB
Your cold heart makes my spirit shake
e|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2--2-2--------------------|
BB|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---3-3--3---xxxxx--------4--4-4--------------------|
G+G|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---2-2--2---xxxxx---4-4--4--4-4---4b6r4-p2---------|
D MajorD|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx---0-0------xxxxx---4-4--------------------4p2-----|
A augmentedA|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx------------xxxxx---2-2----------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-2------xxxxx---2-2------xxxxx------------xxxxx----------------------------------|x2
PRE-CHORUS
A augmentedA 
B minorBm F# minorF#m
I had to go through hell to prove I'm not insane
D MajorD (D MajorD)
Had to meet the devil just to know his name
E MajorE
And that's when my love was burning
(E MajorE)
Yeah, it's still burning
CHORUS (Hit chords with distortion, pick arpeggios cleans like the intro)
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
I keep going to the river to pray
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
And at most, I'm sleeping all these demons away
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
But your ghost, the ghost of you it keeps me awake.
Second time around, this plays through out
e|--xx--5-5--xx---| up and down strokes with mutes on the bottom half of an A augmentedA chord
BB|--xx--5-5--xx---| Sounds good with a bit of Wah pedal
G+G|--xx--6-6--xx---|
D MajorD|--xx--7-7--xx---|
A augmentedA|----------------| Alternatively, play the vocals over the top.
E MajorE|----------------|
PRE-VERSE THING
OR
e|---------------------|-------------------------|
BB|--7-7---7-7---7-7----|-------------------------|
G+G|---------------------|--11-11--11-11--11-11----|
D MajorD|--4-4---4-4---4-4----|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|---9--9---9--9---9--9----|
E MajorE|---------------------|-------------------------|
VERSE (Chords and tab)
F# minorF#m
Each time that I think you go
(F# minorF#m)
I turn around and you're creeping in
D MajorD
And I let you under my skin
BB
'Cause I love living innocent
F# minorF#m
Boy you never told me
(F# minorF#m)
True love was going to hurt
D MajorD
True pain that I don't deserve
BB
Truth is that I never learn
e|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2--2-2--------------------|
BB|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---3-3--3---xxxxx--------4--4-4--------------------|
G+G|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---2-2--2---xxxxx---4-4--4--4-4---4b6r4-p2---------|
D MajorD|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx---0-0------xxxxx---4-4--------------------4p2-----|
A augmentedA|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx------------xxxxx---2-2----------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-2------xxxxx---2-2------xxxxx------------xxxxx----------------------------------|x2
CHORUS (x2)
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
I keep going to the river to pray
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
And at most, I'm sleeping all these demons away
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
But your ghost, the ghost of you it keeps me awake.
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
I keep going to the river to pray
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
And at most, I'm sleeping all these demons away
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
But your ghost, the ghost of you it keeps me awake.
BRIDGE (Clean with a little echo)
D MajorD A augmentedA
Give up the ghost
F# minorF#m
Give up the ghost
E MajorE
Give up the ghost
D MajorD
Stop the haunting baby
A augmentedA
Give up the ghost
F# minorF#m
Give up the ghost
E MajorE
Give up the ghost
D MajorD
No more haunting baby
I keep going to the river
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|---14-14~--14b16r14----14-h16~~------|
D MajorD|--------------------16---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|
OUTRO CHORUS
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
I keep going to the river to pray
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
And at most, I'm sleeping all these demons away
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
But your ghost, the ghost of you it keeps me awake.
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
I keep going to the river to pray
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
'Cause I need something that can wash all the pain
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE D MajorD
And at most, I'm sleeping all these demons away
A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
But your ghost, the ghost of you it keeps me awake.
High Vocals
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--14-14~--14-16-14----14-16----14-------14-14~--14-16-14----14-16----14----|
D MajorD|-------------------16-------16-------16------------------16-------16-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----15-14~-----------------------------------15-14~--------------------14-------|
G+G|-----14-14~--14-16-14-14-16-16-14-13--------~-14-14~--14-16-16-14-16-16------14--|
D MajorD|--16---------------------------------16----16-----------------------------17-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Other versions of Ghost
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Ghost by Ella Henderson
| Version | Type |
|---|
| Ghost | Chords |
| Ghost (Ver. 2) | Chords |
| Ghost ukulele | Chords |
