Song: Ghost Of The Year (1989).
Artist: Max Q.
Album: Max Q (1989).
Tempo: Allegro moderato.
Time: 6/8
Tabbed: rikigo
URL's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7v9Wk1Q8go; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Max_Q_%28Australian_band%29
Tuning: Standard.
Method: Double triple strum pattern = Am Am11 Am. Hammer On/Pull Off/Hammer On in a
triple strum = Em.
Chords:
EADGBe
Em === 022000
Am === X02210
Am11 === X00010
Intro:
| Am Am11 Am Em | Am Am11 Am Em |
| Am Am11 Am Em | Am Am11 Am Em |
Verse 1:
Am Am11 Am Em
I'm counting on you,
Am Am11 Am Em
To count my blessings.
Am Am11 Am Em
I'm countin' on you,
Am Am11 Am Em
To count the fingers on my hands.
Am Am11 Am11 Em
That's the amount of time I've got.
Am Am11 Am Em Am Am11 Am Em
I'll always feel drowned, I'll always be around,
Am Am11 Am Em Am Am11 Am Em
I'll always feel drowned, I'll always be around.
Chorus 1:
Am Am11 Am Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am11 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am11 Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am11 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am11 Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am1 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of ...the year).
Verse 2:
Am Am11 Am11 Em
'Message, the airwaves,
Am Am11 Am11 Em
One saved, one alive.
Am Am11 Am11 Em
New message hits my brain,
Am Am11 Am11 Em Am Am11 Am11 Em
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm somebody today.
Am Am11 Am11 Em
There's a great deal of fear inside,
Am Am11 Am11 Em
That I'm right in my conclusions.
Am Am11 Am11 Em
A great deal of pain inside,
Am Am11 Am11 Em
And I'm supposed to be alright?
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/max_q/ghost_of_the_year_crd.html ]
Chorus 2:
Am Am11 Am Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am1 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am1 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of ...the year).
Am Am11 Am1 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of ...the year).
Verse 3:
Am Am11 Am Em
Down on the street,
Am Am11 Am Em
To search for feel.
Am Am11 Am Em
The people on the street they make me real,
Am Am11 Am Em
So I'm counting on you.
Am Am11 Am Em
To count my blessings,
Am Am11 Am Em
I'm countin' on you.
Am Am11 Am Em
To count the fingers on my hand.
Am Am11 Am Em
That's the amount of time I've got.
Am Am11 Am Em Am Am11 Am Em
I'll always feel drowned, I'll always be around,
Am Am11 Am Em Am Am11 Am Em
I'll always feel drowned, I'll always be around.
Chorus 3:
Am Am11 Am Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am1 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am1 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of ...the year).
Am Am11 Am1 Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of ...the year).
Chorus 4:
Am Am11 Am Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of the year).
Am Am11 Am Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of ...the year).
Am Am11 Am Em
And now they want to crown me,
Am Am11 Am Em
(For the Ghost of ...the year).
Coda:
| Am Am11 Am Em | Am Am11 Am Em |
| Am Am11 Am Em | Am Am11 Am Em |
| Am Am11 Am Em | Am Am11 Am Em |
| Am Am11 Am Em | Am Am11 Am Em |
| (Fade)
(End)
Notes.
1. This song has an almost New Order like roll not unlike 'Regret', which it preceded by
four years.
2. The lyrics are almost, a self fulfilling prophecy.
3. "…Then Hutchence (vocals', co writing, co production) made an album, billed as 'Max
Q', with Olsen. Their joint approach gives 'Max Q' a bit of a 'Midnight Oil' feel, with
more politics and a rougher rock sound than 'INXS'. The use of synthesizers and strings
keeps 'Max Q' from being exactly earthy, but the record's got a certain energy and
forthrightness that makes it an intriguing superstar aside."
http://www.michaelhutchenceinfo.com/maxq.htm
