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Ghosts Of Overdoses

Damien Dempsey
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
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
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.
F#
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------|
Famine  days, drove us here, off the land,
They  tried  to clear, Now they drive you
 ((II) (II)  First Time)
 From The cities, to make way for all the yuppies
They  stood back, and didn't act,
Those  in power, should have been sacked,
Decimate  the inner cities, move them out, bring in the wealthy.
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----|
Hey  little baby, I wanna take you from here
I wanna take  you away from here
Hey  little baby, dont wanna see you on the gear
Cos  it's  so hard to find your find your back
Hey  little baby, it's every parents worst fear,
For  their  child to end up on smack.
 Verse II as verse I
 Chorus II as chorus I
 (3:00)
 Similar to intro with second guitar
 X3
 You lie, I cry, Please don't go
(4:02)
Now  I walk, along these streets,
All  the ghosts, they walk their beats
Up to  flats and into stairwells,
Where  they lie, in heroin hell
Little  kids, they walk right through them,
I just  hope they don't become them.

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Readable chord sheet for Ghosts Of Overdoses by Damien Dempsey

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.
[D] [Em] [F#] [G] [A] [E]         [F#]
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]The[F#]y t[G]ried 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#]Dec[G]im[A]at[D]e the inner cities, move them out, bring in the wealthy.
[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]He[A]y little baby, I wanna take you from here
[G]I [F#]wan[Em]na [Em/D]take you away from here
[B]He[A]y little baby, dont wanna see you on the gear
[G]Co[F#]s i[Em]t's[Em/D] so hard to find your find your back
[B]He[A]y little baby, it's every parents worst fear,
[G]Fo[F#]r t[Em]hei[Em]r child to end up on smack.
Verse II as verse I
Chorus II as chorus I
(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](4[F#]:02[Em])  [B]
[D]Now I walk, along these streets,
[Em]All the ghosts, they walk their beats
[F#]Up [G]to flats and into stairwells,
[A]Wh[D]er[Em]e they lie, in heroin hell
[F#]Lit[G]tle kids, they walk right through them,
[A]I [D]just hope they don't become them.

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