Lord Huron – Ghost On The Shore (Guitar)

Key
-
Versions (2)

Auto-scroll

Chords

The song is in 3/4 time, so the easiest way to play it is to play the bass note followed by two downstrokes. The verse sections are a repeat of the intro with each chord getting two measures. The progression and timing vary at the bridge, so listen to the song to get it down. [Intro] F C Dm C F C Dm Am [Verse 1]
F                     C
I'm just a man but I know that I'm damned

         Dm                       C
All the dead seem to know where I am

    F                      C
The tale that began on the night of my birth

         Dm                   Am
Will be done in a turn of the earth

F                        C
Lie where I land, let my bones turn to sand

      Dm                     C
I was born on the lake and I don't wanna leave it

F                  C
  Every eye on the coast evermore

       Dm                       Am
Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore
[Instrumental] F C Dm C F C Dm Am [Verse 2]
F                       C
Under the waves and the earth of an age

      Dm                        C
Lie a thousand old northerner's graves

F                          C
Deep in the night when the moon's glowing bright

          Dm                 Am
They come rising up into the light

F                     C
Die if I must, let my bones turn to dust

        Dm                     C
I'm the Lord of the lake and I don't wanna leave it

F                      C
  All who sail off the coast evermore

       Dm                      Am
Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore
[Bridge] C Dm Am (x2)
C                         Dm   Am
I'm goin' away for a long time

C                         Dm   Am
I'm goin' away for a long time
[Verse 3]
F                        C
Lie where I land, let my bones turn to sand

      Dm                     C
I was born on the lake and I don't wanna leave it

F                  C
  Every eye on the coast evermore

       Dm                       Am
Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore

F                     C
Die if I must, let my bones turn to dust

        Dm                     C
I'm the lord of the lake and I don't wanna leave it

F                      C
  All who sail off the coast evermore

       Dm                      Am
Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore
[Ending]
C
I'm goin' away for a long time