Artist: The Jam
Song: Ghosts
Album: The Gift (Track 2)
Year: 1982
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Why...............you
That..............you
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Why.............sight
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Oh..............roles There's..........show
Verse 2:
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But..........everyone
You're....vulneralble
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So...........disguise
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But.............known There's..........shown
Verse 3:
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So...............feet Keep.............beat
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Just..........streets
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jam/ghosts_btab.html ]
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One.............life And..............try
Verse 4:
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To...........around
Old...........stand
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Gotta............down
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How.............day Just.............grave
Verse 5:
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So................you
At...............lose
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Life..........through
Outro:
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Lyrics:
Why are you frightened - can't you see that it's you
That ain't no ghost - it's a reflection of you
Why do you turn away - an' keep it out of sight
Oh - don't live up to your given roles
There's more inside you that you won't show
But you keep it hidden just like everyone
You're scared to show you care - it'll make you vulnerable
So you wear that ghost around you for disguise
But there's no need just 'cos it's all we've known
There's more inside you that you haven't shown
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
One day you'll walk right out of this life
And then you'll wonder why you didn't try
To spread some loving all around
Old fashioned causes like that still stand
Gotta rid this prejudice that ties you down
How do you feel at the end of the day
Just like you've waked over your own grave
So why are you frightened - can't you see that it's you
At the moment there's nothing - so there's nothing to lose
Lift up your lonely heart and walk right on through
