The Ghost Of Richard Manuel chords by Steppin In It

Chords with lyrics

Another great song, from another great Michigan band. Transcribed by DWdrummer67.
And, as always... enjoy!

Tuning: Standard (Capo 5th fret)

Intro: D, G+G B5, A, G, D MajorD

    D MajorD              G+G
In a thousand empty bottles… in a hundred burned out cars
   B5B5         A augmentedA          G+G       D MajorD
In a house up in the Catskills… in all the honky-tonks and bars
     D MajorD                  G+G
All the way across the airwaves, and all the way around this land
   B5B5        A augmentedA   G+G             D MajorD G+G B5B5 A augmentedA G+G
The ghost of Richard Manuel is… walking like a natural man

      D MajorD                G+G
Well last night around the campfire… we got high on homemade wine
   B5B5         A augmentedA         G+G         D MajorD
We passed around the guitar… and tried to sing “Whispering Pines”
     D MajorD               G+G
And in every sweet falsetto… that was more than I could stand
     B5B5        A augmentedA    G+G             D MajorD G+G B5B5 A augmentedA G+G
Was the ghost of Richard Manuel just… walking like a natural man

      D MajorD            G+G
Along the keys of my piano… in the kick and in the snare
   B5B5            A augmentedA            G+G           D MajorD
In getting your kicks off of parlor tricks… and in a hound dog’s hungry stare
          D MajorD            G+G
Well He’s getting frozen up in Canada, and burned in the south land
     B5B5        A augmentedA     G+G             D MajorD G+G B5B5 A augmentedA G+G
But the ghost of Richard Manuel still… walking like a natural man

Short Break: D MajorD  G+G  B5B5  A augmentedA  G+G

      D MajorD                   G+G
There’s a room full of nicotine poets... three harmony guitars
     B5B5     A augmentedA     G+G  D MajorD
And a shopworn tack piano… with 32 bars
      D MajorD                  G+G
And the Victrola’s in the corner… spinning “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”
     B5B5        A augmentedA    G+G            D MajorD
And the ghost of Richard Manuel is… walking like a natural man
      G+G         B5B5  A augmentedA
Hey, Hey Richard… Hey, Hey Richard
  G+G                 A augmentedA     G+G     D MajorD
Richard won’t you sing us… “Tears of Rage” just one more time
D MajorD  G+G  B5B5  A augmentedA  G+G
D MajorD  G+G  B5B5  A augmentedA  G+G  D…