Ghosts that we
knew
C ~ ~
C
Em Am
F C
1. You saw my pain, washed out in the rain,
C Em Am F
C
broken
glass, saw the blood run from my veins.
C Em Am F
C
But you saw no fault, no cracks
in my heart,
C EmAm F C
and
you knelt beside my hope torn apart.
E
F
E Am
But the ghosts that we knew
will flicker from you,
C
G C
and
we’ll live a long life.
F C G C
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light,
F C G
’cause, oh, they gave me such a fright.
Am
G F
C
But I will hold as long as you like,
F
G
Am
just promise me we’ll be alright.
+ Am - F - Am - G
C
Em Am F C
2. So lead me back, turn south from that place,
C Em Am F
C
and
close my eyes to my recent disgrace.
C Em Am
F C
‘Cause you know my call, we’ll
share my all,
C Em Am
F C
now
children come and they will hear me roar.
+ CHORUS + Am - F - C - Am - F - C
Am
F C
+ But hold me still,
bury my heart on the cold,
Am F C
and
hold me still, bury my heart next to yours.
F
C G C
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light,
F C G
’cause, oh, they gave me such a fright.
Am
G F C
But I will hold on with all of my might,
F G C
just promise me we’ll be alright.
+ C - F
- C - F - C - F - C
E Am - E Am
+ But the ghosts that we
knew made a black window blue,
C G C
and
we’ll live a long life.
+ C - F
- C - F - C - F - C
E Am E Am
+ And the ghosts that we
knew will flicker from you,
C G
C
and
we’ll live a long life.
(Mumford & Sons)