Ghosts (Japan)

Release date:

March 1, 1982

Copyright:

©1981 Virgin Music Ltd

Length:

3:55

Status:

Official

Publisher:

Chadwick Nomis Ltd / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd

This track is included because David himself said that Ghosts was the first track that indicated the new direction of his compositions after the Japan period.

David recorded new vocals for this track for the Everything And Nothing compilation in 2000 (which also appeared on the Victim Of Stars compilation)!

Ghosts
David Sylvian
Everything and Nothing Tour ’01

Transcribed by Andrew (sakurahigh@frenziedsilence.com)

G#m       D#m       E         C#m(IV)   C#m(IX)   C#m7
              x         o   oo    x
    ||||||    ||||||    |||0||    ||||||    ||||||    ||||||
  4 0||000  6 |0|||0    |00|||  4 |0|||0  9 0||000  9 0|0000
    ||||||    ||||0|    ||||||    ||||0|    ||||||    ||||||
    |00|||    ||00||    ||||||    ||00||    |00|||    |0||||
    ||||||    ||||||    ||||||    ||||||    ||||||    ||||||
    134111     13421     231       13421    134111    131111

    B         F#m       A

    ||||||    ||||||    ||||||
  7 0|||00  2 0||000  5 0|||00
    |||0||    ||||||    |||0||
    |00|||    |00|||    |00|||
    ||||||    ||||||    ||||||
    134211    134111    134211


4/4

G#m    |  D#m    |  G#m    |  D#m    |

G#m       D#m
 When the room is quiet
G#m  D#m             E
 The daylight almost gone
    C#m(IV)       D#m       G#m      D#m
 It seems there's something I should know
G#m      D#m
 Well, I ought to leave
G#m      D#m           E
 But the rain it never stops
          C#m(IV) D#m   G#m      D#m    |  G#m    |  D#m    |
 And I've no particular place to go

C#m(IX) C#m7         B             C#m(IX) C#m7
         Just when I think I'm winning
          B
 When I've broken every door
F#m               G#m
 The ghosts of my life
          A       F#m     G#m
 Blow wilder than before
C#m(IX) C#m7         B               C#m(IX) C#m7
         Just when I thought I could not be  stopped
        B
 When my chance came to be king
F#m               G#m
 The ghosts of my life
          A           F#m   E
 Blew wilder than the wind

G#m    |  D#m    |  G#m    |  D#m    |

G#m        D#m
 Well, I'm feeling nervous
G#m    D#m         E
 Now I find myself alone
     C#m(IV) D#m      G#m     D#m
 The simple  life's no longer there
G#m    D#m    G#m
 Once I was so sure
         D#m             E
 Now the doubt inside my mind
 C#m(IV)   D#m      G#m  D#m       |  G#m    |  D#m    |
 Comes and goes but leads nowhere

C#m(IX) C#m7         B             C#m(IX) C#m7
         Just when I think I'm winning
          B
 When I've broken every door
F#m               G#m
 The ghosts of my life
          A       F#m     G#m
 Blow wilder than before
C#m(IX) C#m7         B               C#m(IX) C#m7
         Just when I thought I could not be  stopped
        B
 When my chance came to be king
F#m               G#m
 The ghosts of my life
           A           F#m   E    |  G#m    |  D#m    |
  Blew wilder than the wind

G#m    |  D#m    |  E    |  C#m(IV)  D#m    |

G#m    |  D#m    |  G#m    |  D#m    |

C#m(IX) C#m7         B             C#m(IX) C#m7
         Just when I think I'm winning
          B
 When I've broken every door
F#m               G#m
 The ghosts of my life
          A       F#m     G#m
 Blow wilder than before
C#m(IX) C#m7         B               C#m(IX) C#m7
         Just when I thought I could not be  stopped
        B
 When my chance came to be king
F#m               G#m
 The ghosts of my life
           A           F#m   E    |  G#m    |  D#m    |
  Blew wilder than the wind
G#m       D#m    |  G#m    |  D#m    |  G#m    ||
  Than the wind