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β« Intro:
G#m C7 B Bm7 B#m F C B Bm7 B#m C ( x2 )
β« Verse 1:
G#m C7 B Bm7 B#m
Please return the focus to the setting where I left
G#m C7 B Bm7 B#m
I'll picture you floating with the ghost above the trees
G#m C7 B Bm7 B#m
My camera is the soul to those armies long forgotten
F C Bm F
And the picture tells the story in the chapter of Valdese
Hook:
F B Bm7
Valdese
F B Bm7
Valdese
β« Bridge 1:
F B Bm7
For leaving can be golden on the wing
F B Bm7
And I can't swim, but if I can, I'll sing
F B Bm7
The mail arrives, I read and then I leave
Bm C B Fm B C
'Cause the more I read, the more I feel deceived
B Fm B C
The more I read, the more I feel deceived
β« Verse 2:
Bm G#m
Do you ever feel locked in?
C B
Do you ever feel that you can't win?
Bm G#m
The mad man can slide the knife inside
C B
But who then has their sights set on him?
Bm Fm
And the ghost in the orchard will sharpen his teeth
B B
And climb way up in a tree
B B7 B#m B C
And wait for some poor fool to wander beneath
Bm F
On his blind journey to Valdese
Hook:
F B Bm7
To Valdese
F B Bm7 Bm C
To Valdese
β« Bridge 2:
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
B Fm B C
I'll picture you floating with the ghost above the trees
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
Hook:
B Fm B
Valdese
C B Fm B C
To Valdese
β« Solo:
B Fm B C B Fm B C B Fm B C B Fm B C
β« Outro:
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
B Fm B C
And night is the number, great lover, great lover
Song History
Published: August 5, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025