Damien Dempsey - Ghosts Of Overdoses Chords & Tabs

Tune high and low E strings down to D
The intro has two guitars, one playing chords, and another
following this guitar on the high E string (Tuned to D)
Gtr 2 intro
D|-5------4------2------0----|-5------4------0------0----|
B|-0------0------0------0----|-x------x------x------x----|
G|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----|
D|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----|
A|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----|
D|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----|
x2 x1
Played Over Intro Of:
Gtr 1 INTRO CHORDS
G F# Em (Em) G F# Em Bm
Let Ring
D|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----
B|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----|
G|-x------x------x------x----|-x------x------x------x----|
D|-5------4------2-----(2)---|-5------4------2------9----|
A|-5------4------2-----(2)---|-5------4------2------9----|
D|-5------4------2-----(2)---|-5------4------2------9----|
x2
Both can be played together by adding your little finger to the high E
string.
Verse Chords
D Em F# G A E(II) F#(II)
Slide up to these chords
D|-0------0------x------0------0-----|-0------0------|
B|-3------0------x------1------5-----|-5------7------|
G|-2------0------x------0------0-----|-4------6------|
D|-0------2------4------5------7-----|-0------2------|
A|-0------2------4------5------7-----|-0------2------|
D|-0------2------4------5------7-----|-0------2------|
D
Famine days, drove us here, off the land,
Em F# G
They tried to clear, Now they drive you
A D (E(II) F#(II) First Time)
From The cities, to make way for all the yuppies
D
They stood back, and didn't act,
Em
Those in power, should have been sacked,
F# G A D
Decimate the inner cities, move them out, bring in the wealthy.
Chorus Chords
B A G F# Em Em/D
D|-x------0------0------0------2------0----|
B|-x------5------0------0------0------0----|
G|-x------0------0------0------0------0----|
D|-9------7------5------4------0------0----|
A|-9------7------5------4------2------2----|
D|-9------7------5------4------2------2----|
B A
Hey little baby, I wanna take you from here
G F# Em Em/D
I wanna take you away from here
B A
Hey little baby, dont wanna see you on the gear
G F# Em Em/D
Cos it's so hard to find your find your back
B A
Hey little baby, it's every parents worst fear,
G F# Em Em
For their child to end up on smack.
Verse II as verse I
Chorus II as chorus I
Instrumental
(3:00)
Similar to intro with second guitar
G F# Em Em/D
G F# Em B
B A G F# Em Em/D X3
You lie, I cry, Please don't go
G F# Em Em/D
G F# Em B
(4:02)
D
Now I walk, along these streets,
Em
All the ghosts, they walk their beats
F# G
Up to flats and into stairwells,
A D Em
Where they lie, in heroin hell
F# G
Little kids, they walk right through them,
A D
I just hope they don't become them.
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