Capo 2
USE THESE CHORDS FOR THE VERSES
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C Em F C(^) G
Verse 1:
[C]Who are we sometimes I wonder
[Em]Mercenaries or lovers
F C(^)
On this side of the thunder
[G]It can be awful hard to know
Verse 2:
[C]Sell our love for the paycheck or
[Em]Spend the night on the freight deck
F C(^)
For all the dues that we collect
[G]Our hearts can be overdrawn
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mark_mcmillan/holy_ghost_crd_ver_2.html )
Chorus:
[F]Dead in the [C]water
Like lamb to the [G]slaughter
If the wind doesn’[Am]t sin[G]g he[F]r song
And I’m speaking i[G]n tongues
[F]Cause I n[G]eed a Holy Ghost[C]
Verse 3:
[C]The geeks they can smell when you’re coming
[Em]Even out in the cold
[F]They’ll wait you out yeah
C(^)
They’ll grind you down
[G]But they’re gonna get what they’re owed
Verse 4:
[C]I know the red thread unravels
[Em]I know you’re blue and you’re black
F C(^)
But there’s still time if you don’t mind
The [G]way that the odds are stacked
Chorus:
[F]Dead in the [C]water
Like lamb to the [G]slaughter
If the wind doesn’[Am]t sin[G]g he[F]r song
And I’m speaking i[G]n tongues
[F]Cause I n[G]eed a Holy Ghost[C]
USE THESE CHORDS FOR THE VERSES
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C Em F C(^) G
Verse 1:
[C]Who are we sometimes I wonder
[Em]Mercenaries or lovers
F C(^)
On this side of the thunder
[G]It can be awful hard to know
Verse 2:
[C]Sell our love for the paycheck or
[Em]Spend the night on the freight deck
F C(^)
For all the dues that we collect
[G]Our hearts can be overdrawn
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mark_mcmillan/holy_ghost_crd_ver_2.html )
Chorus:
[F]Dead in the [C]water
Like lamb to the [G]slaughter
If the wind doesn’[Am]t sin[G]g he[F]r song
And I’m speaking i[G]n tongues
[F]Cause I n[G]eed a Holy Ghost[C]
Verse 3:
[C]The geeks they can smell when you’re coming
[Em]Even out in the cold
[F]They’ll wait you out yeah
C(^)
They’ll grind you down
[G]But they’re gonna get what they’re owed
Verse 4:
[C]I know the red thread unravels
[Em]I know you’re blue and you’re black
F C(^)
But there’s still time if you don’t mind
The [G]way that the odds are stacked
Chorus:
[F]Dead in the [C]water
Like lamb to the [G]slaughter
If the wind doesn’[Am]t sin[G]g he[F]r song
And I’m speaking i[G]n tongues
[F]Cause I n[G]eed a Holy Ghost[C]