Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: A E C#m B E (x4) Verse 1: E B E In this country at any given time E There are two million empty houses E And one of them once was mine E A E Yeah there were twelve million spirits drifting E C#m E Through twelve million empty rooms E A Waving their ghostly arms at the stars E C#m E And howling sad songs in the light of a crescent moon
E B E C#m Yeah they claw at the air and they scream C#m But they don't make a sound A B C#m They should've exercised their demons and their secrets C#m A While they were around Chorus: E B A Don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around E B A E All our lives were drifting like ghosts inside an empty house B C#m A Everything is falling to pieces and it's just as well B C#m Because every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell A E C#m E (x2) Verse 2: E In my darkest hour when death is knocking at my door E I can feel the tug of a thousand fingers E But what are the ghosts here for? A C#m E They say: Beware, be wary C#m E Of secrets that you may keep E A E Cause if they're any indication of the sorrow it brings you E C#m E Then don't take your demons to sleep E B Then if you take a little time C#m A To stop and think about yourself A B You just might find that the B C#m A Direction that you're headed is closer to hell Chorus: E B A Don't you think it's funny how quickly things can turn around E B A E All our lives were drifting like ghosts inside an empty house B C#m A Everything is falling to pieces and it's just as well B C#m Because every little piece of heaven brings a little piece of hell E B A (x2) B C#m A (x2) A E A So you might find yourself drifting A Like a ghost inside empty house after empty house E Looking for someone but lately finding not a soul to tell