The Ghost Inside of Me

Written by John Stewart

We worked out the chords for a very special song this time. ‘The Ghost Inside of Me’ is on “Airdream Believer – A Retrospective”, Shanachie 1995, great CD. There´s an earlier version on the “Escape to Arizona” cassette, Homecoming Records, 1993. Maybe there will be a CD re-release in the near future.

Art wrote: Hi friends. Ah...the ghost of conscience....a beautiful thing. Have been playing around with this for two nights now....a terrific version; I thank you both for making this a very playable song, one of John's best in my opinion.

G5/D

E---------3--------

B---------3--------

G------------------

D------------------

A----(2)-----------

E-------(3)--------

G6/D

E------------------

B------------------

G------------------

D------------------

A----(2)-----------

E-------(3)--------

Cadd9

E--------3-------

B--------3-------

G-----------------

D---2------------

A-------3--------

E-----------------

(G5/D, then slide g to f# on high E-string, play snappy f#-note) (C) (D, hammer on g-note)

(G5/D, then slide g to f# on high E-string, play snappy f#-note)

Every (G)promise I'm be(C)traying,(Em7/B) (Am7)

And every (D)price that I am (Em)paying,(G/D) (C)

Is like a (Am)ghost inside of (F)me.

([on high E:]e hammer on f# pull off to e, [on B-string:] d, let it ring, to (D))

And every road I could be (G)taking, (D) (Em),

Every (G)dream I am for(C)saking(Em7/B)(Am7)

Every (D)heart that's out there (Em)breaking ,(G/D)(C)

Is like a (Am)ghost inside of (F)me.

([on high E:]e hammer on f# pull off to e, [on B-string:] d,

D-bass-[on G-string:]a-[on E-string:]-a)

Look a(Cadd9)round, ´round,(G)look around,

(Cadd9) Every time I (G)turn around,

(Cadd9)I'm not (G)who I ought to be.(A)(D)

Headin´ (Cadd9)down, down, it (G)gets me down

If (Cadd9)every time I (G)look around

(Cadd9) There is (Em 7)something haunting (Am7)me. (D)

And every friend I am de(G)serting, (D) (Em)
With every (G)danger I am (C)flirting (Em7/B) (Am7)
And every (D)word that ends up (Em)hurting (G/D) (C)
Is like a (Am7)ghost inside of (F)me
([on high E:]e hammer on f# pull off to e, [on B-string:] d, to (D))

And every heart I could be (G)cheering, (D)(Em)
Every (G)love that I am (C)fearing, (Em7/B)(Am7)
And every (D)cry that I am (Em)hearing (G/D) (C)
Is like a (Am7)ghost inside of (F)me.(F)(Am)(D)
([on high E:]e hammer on f# pull off to e, [on B-string:] d,

[on high E:]a-e-[on B:]d, to (D))

Look a(Cadd9)round, ´round,(G)look around,
(Cadd9) Every time I (G)turn around,
(Cadd9)I'm not (G)who I ought to be.(A)(D)
Headin´ (Cadd9)down, down, it (G)gets me down
If (Cadd9)every time I (G)turn around
(Cadd9) There is (Em7)something haunting (Am7)me. (D)

And every tear that I'm not (G)crying, (D) (Em)
Every (G)pain I am de(C)nying (Em7/B) (Am)
And every (D)lie I'm justi(Em)fying, (G/D)(C)
Is like a (Am)ghost inside of (F)me,

([on high E:]e hammer on f# pull off to e, to (D))
Like a ghost inside of (C)me, (Em7) (D)
Like a ghost inside of (C)me, (Em7) (D)
Like a ghost inside of (C)me, (Em7) (D)
Like a ghost inside of (G)me, (D) (C)
Like a (D)ghost inside of (G)me, (D) (C)

Art Faller, Charlie Woodward & janhauenstein@gmx.de

Easier guitar intro:

Gj7

E----2----------

B---------------

G---------------

D---------------

A----2----------

E--------3------

(G) (Gj7) (C) (D)

(G) (Gj7)

September 2004