Tuning: EADGBe
INTRO (chords / arpeggios)
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
[(D)] [(A)] [(F#m)] [(E)]
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------3---------2------------------------------|
G|----2---------2---2-----------------1----------|
D|--0---------2-------------4-------2---2--------|
A|----------0-------------4-------2--------------|
E|----------------------2-------0----------------| x4
e|---------------------|-------------------------| This is played just before the verse starts
B|--7-7---7-7---7-7----|-------------------------| Play with echo
G|---------------------|--11-11--11-11--11-11----|
D|--4-4---4-4---4-4----|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|---9--9---9--9---9--9----|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
VERSE (chords and tab)
My friends had you [F#m]figured out
Yeah, they saw what's[(F#m)] inside of you
You tried hiding [D]another you
But your evil was [B]coming through
These eyes sitting [F#m]on the wall
They watch every [(F#m)]move I make
Bright light living [D]in the shade
Your cold heart makes my [B]spirit shake
e|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2--2-2--------------------|
B|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---3-3--3---xxxxx--------4--4-4--------------------|
G|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---2-2--2---xxxxx---4-4--4--4-4---4b6r4-p2---------|
D|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx---0-0------xxxxx---4-4--------------------4p2-----|
A|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx------------xxxxx---2-2----------------------------|
E|--2-2------xxxxx---2-2------xxxxx------------xxxxx----------------------------------|x2
PRE-CHORUS
[A] I had to [Bm]go through hell to prove I'm [F#m]not insane
Had to meet[D] the devil just to k[(D)]now his name
And that's when my lov[E]e was burning
Yeah, it'[(E)]s still burning
CHORUS (Hit chords with distortion, pick arpeggios cleans like the intro)
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]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 chord
B|--xx--5-5--xx---| Sounds good with a bit of Wah pedal
G|--xx--6-6--xx---|
D|--xx--7-7--xx---|
A|----------------| Alternatively, play the vocals over the top.
E|----------------|
PRE-VERSE THING
OR
e|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7-7---7-7---7-7----|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|--11-11--11-11--11-11----|
D|--4-4---4-4---4-4----|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|---9--9---9--9---9--9----|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
VERSE (Chords and tab)
Each time that I t[F#m]hink you go
I turn around and you're[(F#m)] creeping in
And I let you und[D]er my skin
'Cause I love living [B]innocent
Boy you never [F#m]told me
True love was[(F#m)] going to hurt
True pain that I [D]don't deserve
Truth is that I [B]never learn
e|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2--2-2--------------------|
B|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---3-3--3---xxxxx--------4--4-4--------------------|
G|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---2-2--2---xxxxx---4-4--4--4-4---4b6r4-p2---------|
D|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx---0-0------xxxxx---4-4--------------------4p2-----|
A|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx------------xxxxx---2-2----------------------------|
E|--2-2------xxxxx---2-2------xxxxx------------xxxxx----------------------------------|x2
CHORUS (x2)
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it keeps me awake.
BRIDGE (Clean with a little echo)
[D] Give up the ghost[A]
Give up the ghost[F#m]
Give up the ghost[E]
Stop the haunting baby[D]
Give up the ghost[A]
Give up the ghost[F#m]
Give up the ghost [E]
No more haunting baby[D]
I keep going to the river
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---14-14~--14b16r14----14-h16~~------|
D|--------------------16---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
OUTRO CHORUS
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
Vocals (chorus)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2~--2-4-2---2-4---2----------2-2~--2-4-2---2-4---2-----------------|
D|--------------4-----4----------4-------------4-----4-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-2~----------------------------3-2~--------------2----------------|
G|----2-2~--2-4-2-2-4-4-2-1-----------2-2~--2-4-4-2-4-4-----2------------|
D|--4-----------------------4-------4---------------------5--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
High Vocals (chorus)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-14~--14-16-14----14-16----14-------14-14~--14-16-14----14-16----14----|
D|-------------------16-------16-------16------------------16-------16-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15-14~-----------------------------------15-14~--------------------14-------|
G|-----14-14~--14-16-14-14-16-16-14-13--------~-14-14~--14-16-16-14-16-16------14--|
D|--16---------------------------------16----16-----------------------------17-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO (chords / arpeggios)
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
[(D)] [(A)] [(F#m)] [(E)]
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------3---------2------------------------------|
G|----2---------2---2-----------------1----------|
D|--0---------2-------------4-------2---2--------|
A|----------0-------------4-------2--------------|
E|----------------------2-------0----------------| x4
e|---------------------|-------------------------| This is played just before the verse starts
B|--7-7---7-7---7-7----|-------------------------| Play with echo
G|---------------------|--11-11--11-11--11-11----|
D|--4-4---4-4---4-4----|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|---9--9---9--9---9--9----|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
VERSE (chords and tab)
My friends had you [F#m]figured out
Yeah, they saw what's[(F#m)] inside of you
You tried hiding [D]another you
But your evil was [B]coming through
These eyes sitting [F#m]on the wall
They watch every [(F#m)]move I make
Bright light living [D]in the shade
Your cold heart makes my [B]spirit shake
e|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2--2-2--------------------|
B|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---3-3--3---xxxxx--------4--4-4--------------------|
G|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---2-2--2---xxxxx---4-4--4--4-4---4b6r4-p2---------|
D|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx---0-0------xxxxx---4-4--------------------4p2-----|
A|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx------------xxxxx---2-2----------------------------|
E|--2-2------xxxxx---2-2------xxxxx------------xxxxx----------------------------------|x2
PRE-CHORUS
[A] I had to [Bm]go through hell to prove I'm [F#m]not insane
Had to meet[D] the devil just to k[(D)]now his name
And that's when my lov[E]e was burning
Yeah, it'[(E)]s still burning
CHORUS (Hit chords with distortion, pick arpeggios cleans like the intro)
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]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 chord
B|--xx--5-5--xx---| Sounds good with a bit of Wah pedal
G|--xx--6-6--xx---|
D|--xx--7-7--xx---|
A|----------------| Alternatively, play the vocals over the top.
E|----------------|
PRE-VERSE THING
OR
e|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|--7-7---7-7---7-7----|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|--11-11--11-11--11-11----|
D|--4-4---4-4---4-4----|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|---9--9---9--9---9--9----|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
VERSE (Chords and tab)
Each time that I t[F#m]hink you go
I turn around and you're[(F#m)] creeping in
And I let you und[D]er my skin
'Cause I love living [B]innocent
Boy you never [F#m]told me
True love was[(F#m)] going to hurt
True pain that I [D]don't deserve
Truth is that I [B]never learn
e|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx--------2--2-2--------------------|
B|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---3-3--3---xxxxx--------4--4-4--------------------|
G|-------2---xxxxx--------2---xxxxx---2-2--2---xxxxx---4-4--4--4-4---4b6r4-p2---------|
D|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx---0-0------xxxxx---4-4--------------------4p2-----|
A|--4-4------xxxxx---4-4------xxxxx------------xxxxx---2-2----------------------------|
E|--2-2------xxxxx---2-2------xxxxx------------xxxxx----------------------------------|x2
CHORUS (x2)
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it keeps me awake.
BRIDGE (Clean with a little echo)
[D] Give up the ghost[A]
Give up the ghost[F#m]
Give up the ghost[E]
Stop the haunting baby[D]
Give up the ghost[A]
Give up the ghost[F#m]
Give up the ghost [E]
No more haunting baby[D]
I keep going to the river
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---14-14~--14b16r14----14-h16~~------|
D|--------------------16---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
OUTRO CHORUS
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
[D] I [A]keep [F#m]going to the r[E]iver to pray[D]
'Cause I [A]need [F#m]something that can [E]wash all the pain[D]
And at [A]most, I'm [F#m]sleeping all these d[E]emons away[D]
But your [A]ghost, the [F#m]ghost of you it [E]keeps me awake.
Vocals (chorus)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2~--2-4-2---2-4---2----------2-2~--2-4-2---2-4---2-----------------|
D|--------------4-----4----------4-------------4-----4-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-2~----------------------------3-2~--------------2----------------|
G|----2-2~--2-4-2-2-4-4-2-1-----------2-2~--2-4-4-2-4-4-----2------------|
D|--4-----------------------4-------4---------------------5--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
High Vocals (chorus)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-14~--14-16-14----14-16----14-------14-14~--14-16-14----14-16----14----|
D|-------------------16-------16-------16------------------16-------16-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15-14~-----------------------------------15-14~--------------------14-------|
G|-----14-14~--14-16-14-14-16-16-14-13--------~-14-14~--14-16-16-14-16-16------14--|
D|--16---------------------------------16----16-----------------------------17-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
